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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. 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) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

2. At which grocery store does Alex insist on meeting the unnamed narrator so that she can buy a special kind of tea?
(a) Whole Foods.
(b) Von's.
(c) Kroger.
(d) Alpha Beta.

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

4. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?
(a) $300.
(b) $200.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.

5. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Mary in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) Liza.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Alex.
(d) Alena.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?

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

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

4. In what magazine was the section of the text entitled Part Two: The Golden Vanity originally published as a short story?

5. What event had the narrator and his agent just celebrated with a fancy dinner in Chelsea?

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