1. Which museum do the unnamed narrator and Alex often visit together on weekday afternoons?
(a) The Smithsonian.
(b) The Guggenheim.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum.
(d) MOMA.

2. At what location does the author always meet Liza to begin their walks?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Grand Army Plaza.
(d) The east side of the Brooklyn Bridge.

3. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?
(a) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.
(b) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.
(c) It had been her father's second choice for her name.
(d) It had been the name of her deceased little sister.

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

5. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Roberto.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?

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

4. What is NOT a year named within the author's mention of "various pasts" (66) being connected by a single object?

5. From what country did Roberto originally hail?

(see the answer key)

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