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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Golden Vanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alex remarks at the museum that she is how old "and single" (7) in the narrative present?
(a) 36.
(b) 41.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

2. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Josh in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) David.
(b) Dr. Andrews.
(c) Alex.
(d) Jon.

3. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?
(a) $300.
(b) $200.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.

4. From what country did Roberto originally hail?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) San Salvador.
(c) Peru.
(d) Cuba.

5. The unnamed narrator and Alex are looking at a painting of which historical figure when she asks him to provide the sperm for her child?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Joan of Arc.
(d) Van Gogh.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Hannah in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?

2. How many months before the agent and the narrator's fancy dinner in Chelsea did the agent tell him she thought he could 'get a strong six-figure' advance based on a story" (3) he had written for the New Yorker?

3. Once Alex and the unnamed narrator make it to Alex's apartment, they hear through what medium that "the storm would make landfall around 4:00 a.m." (20)?

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

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

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