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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?
(a) He shoves her.
(b) He frowns.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He sighs.

2. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator reach his residency house in Texas?
(a) Late morning.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

3. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the light is described in what way?
(a) Autumnal.
(b) Haunting.
(c) Wintry.
(d) Summery.

4. 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?
(a) An image.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A poem.
(d) A chart.

5. The unnamed narrator brings a single book written by which author along with him for the period of his residency?
(a) Twain.
(b) Frost.
(c) Capote.
(d) Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?

2. Looking at what sight always gives the unnamed narrator a "small thrill" (107)?

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. The unnamed narrator's residency house is located across the street from which poet's former home?

5. When the unnamed narrator rises for his first full day in Marfa, he finds his face covered in what substance?

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