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

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

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

4. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?
(a) His sister.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His agent.

5. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?
(a) The Second Coming of Christ.
(b) Another ice age.
(c) The second Big Bang.
(d) California sinking into the sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What body of water do Liza and the author reach just before the author says he has decided to opt for local anesthesia?

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

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