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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?
(a) Wisdom tooth removal.
(b) Appendectomy.
(c) Tonsil removal.
(d) Gallbladder removal.

3. What is the name of the single book the unnamed narrator brings along with him for his residency in Texas?
(a) Evolution Days.
(b) Creosote Days.
(c) Natural Days.
(d) Specimen Days.

4. Alex tells the unnamed narrator to remember that he had felt responsible for his mother's diagnosis of what malady?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Heart disease.

5. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?
(a) Enlisting others to help.
(b) Claiming that she would have no part in it.
(c) Listing its pros and cons.
(d) Listing its dangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?

2. When the unnamed narrator and the distinguished female author hit it off at the literary dinner, what dessert do they share?

3. On the day the unnamed narrator ventures out to the Marfa Book Company, he has "gone more than" how many "weeks without really speaking to anyone" (175)?

4. In what year did the tragedy discussed by the unnamed narrator at the literary event occur?

5. What word does the unnamed narrator use to describe Alena's fourth-floor apartment?

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