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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Golden Vanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

2. The unnamed narrator recalls his class writing letters to which historical figure when he was 7 years old at Randolph Elementary School?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Baby Jessica.
(c) Evel Knievel.
(d) Christa McAuliffe.

3. How many days after the author's medical procedure does he receive a phone call about his abnormal X-ray telling him to see a neurologist?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

4. In what type of establishment is the author waiting for someone at the beginning of Part Two: The Golden Vanity?
(a) A library.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) An auto body shop.
(d) A taxidermy shop.

5. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does the author always meet Liza to begin their walks?

2. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?

3. How old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?

4. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?

5. When the scene of the first meeting of Hannah and the author comes to an end, what is included just prior to the page break?

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