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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food from the fancy dinner in Chelsea does the narrator refer to again and again?
(a) Shark.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Eel.
(d) Octopus.

2. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?
(a) A loser.
(b) A trainwreck.
(c) A scaredy cat.
(d) A weakling.

3. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Mary in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) Alena.
(b) Alex.
(c) Liza.
(d) Sharon.

4. Which element of the physical world never gives the unnamed narrator a "little thrill" (107)?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The sky.
(c) Built space.
(d) The natural world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator guesses that the receptionist at the fertility office is how old?

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

3. The unnamed narrator receives an email from Natali saying that her husband had hurt what part of his body in a fall?

4. The distinguished female author tells the unnamed narrator that when she was in the first grade, she openly laughed when given the news that which person had died?

5. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?

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