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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the unnamed narrator and the distinguished female author hit it off at the literary dinner, what dessert do they share?
(a) Tiramisu.
(b) A chocolate tart.
(c) Peach pie.
(d) Chocolate crickets.

2. How many "substantial lines" does the intern do "in quick succession" (185) in an attempt to impress the unnamed narrator at the party?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. Alena puts the pieces of a shattered sculpture by which artist into the unnamed narrator's hands?
(a) Jeff Koons.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Henri Matisse.
(d) Andy Warhol.

4. At what point in the party does the unnamed narrator decide not to use what he believes is cocaine?
(a) After he has gone swimming.
(b) After he has had a few drinks.
(c) After he has decided to go swimming.
(d) After he has already done a line.

5. The unnamed narrator tells the distinguished female author at dinner that which of his body fluids is "abnormal" (121)?
(a) Saliva.
(b) Semen.
(c) Blood.
(d) Urine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states in Part Three that he had been talking about his "performance anxiety with Jon and Sharon and Alena" (89) for how many weeks prior to his appointment to give a semen sample?

2. At which airport is the unnamed narrator picked up by "Michael, the caretaker of the residency houses" (163)?

3. While the unnamed narrator is at the bookstore, he runs into an acquaintance who invites him to a private showing of which artist's work?

4. After the art showing, when the unnamed narrator goes to dinner at Cochineal, which character gets interrupted each time he tries to contribute to the conversation?

5. What percentage of the unnamed narrator's bill at the hospital in Part Three is covered by his insurance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance when Lerner includes an allusion to one of his own literary works.

2. How does the unnamed narrator react to holding the Jeff Koons balloon dog sculpture in Part Three and how do Alena and Peter react to his reaction?

3. How does the unnamed narrator meet Noor?

4. For what purpose does the unnamed narrator visit the seventh floor of New-York Presbyterian Hospital at the beginning of Part Three?

5. On what adventure does the unnamed narrator take eight-year-old Roberto in Part Three?

6. How does Lerner use irony to portray the scene of the party depicted in Part Four?

7. Why does Alex caution the unnamed narrator not to write about medical issues and what evidence does she use for her argument?

8. How does the unnamed narrator end up at a party in Part Four?

9. What are the consequences of the mistake the intern makes in Part Four?

10. What mistake does the intern make in Part Four and what similar mistake does the unnamed narrator make?

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