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

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?
(a) A toddler.
(b) A kindergartener.
(c) An infant.
(d) A elderly person.

4. How many people in total have drinks together on the occasion when the author and Hannah first meet?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. Just after a photograph of an astronaut is presented in Part One, the narrator says that "an unusually large cyclonic system with a warm core was approaching" (16) what location?
(a) The West coast.
(b) The East coast.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?

2. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?

3. Roberto expresses a fear to the unnamed narrator about which person in his dreams coming to get him?

4. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?

5. Which museum do the unnamed narrator and Alex often visit together on weekday afternoons?

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