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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. 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?
(a) Alena.
(b) Liza.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Mary.

2. The scene at the bar in Part Two: The Golden Vanity transitions to a scene in which the author appears to speak with which character?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Liza.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Mary.

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

4. The unnamed narrator recalls the day Alex told him during a walk on Atlantic that which member of her family "had been diagnosed in a late stage" (7)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

5. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
(a) A noose.
(b) An exposed light bulb.
(c) A barber pole.
(d) A set of prayer flags.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alex and the unnamed narrator first met in college in a class about what topic?

2. What object does the author encounter along his walk that makes him feel as if it is exists "at once in the present and in various pasts" (66)?

3. In what state do Natali and Bernard live?

4. The author notices that Hannah has what color hair, as well as a silver nose ring?

5. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?

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