This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Paloma: Chapters 11-23, Profound Thought No. 15 and One Last Profound Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Renee think about what Columbe has focused upon in her work?
(a) Columbe's priviledged upbringing has given her a narrow perspective.
(b) Columbe has totally missed the point and the writing is invalid.
(c) Columbe has focused upon the weaker argument, which waters down the effect of the writing.
(d) Columbe has focused on the wrong things.

2. What does Paloma tell Renee Paloma knows about the woman?
(a) That Renee is lonely.
(b) That Kakuro is sweet on Renee.
(c) That Renee is quite intelligent.
(d) That Kakuro is sweet on Manuela.

3. What makes Paloma wonder what else a person might ignore?
(a) When Renee pretends she hears no insults from a tenant.
(b) When Kakuro ignores someone who mutters something about Japanese.
(c) When Paloma's father ignores a terribly hungry person on the street.
(d) When the two people she observes in a fight both ignore their right hands.

4. What surprised Renee about her husband?
(a) That he was so intelligent.
(b) That he was interested in her.
(c) That he was very eccentric.
(d) That he was rather kind.

5. How does Renee compare herself to the family member she discusses?
(a) Her sister is more beautiful.
(b) Her mother is more beautiful.
(c) Her fahter is less sensitive.
(d) She compares her naive, younger self with her more jaded, older self.