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

2. 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) Boston.
(c) The East coast.
(d) New York City.

3. The unnamed narrator receives an email from Natali saying that her husband had hurt what part of his body in a fall?
(a) His neck.
(b) His leg.
(c) His ankle.
(d) His arm.

4. How many days after the author's medical procedure does he receive a phone call about his abnormal X-ray telling him to see a neurologist?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?

2. What food from the fancy dinner in Chelsea does the narrator refer to again and again?

3. The unnamed narrator recalls his class writing letters to which historical figure when he was 7 years old at Randolph Elementary School?

4. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?

5. 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?

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