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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 old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?
(a) 38.
(b) 27.
(c) 42.
(d) 33.

2. 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 father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

4. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are colleagues.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are siblings.

5. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?
(a) The heart.
(b) The spine.
(c) The kidney.
(d) The liver.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?

4. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?

5. 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?

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