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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) Prospect Park.
(b) The east side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Grand Army Plaza.
(d) Central Park.

2. The author worries about "what kind of precedent [he is] establishing" (63) if he deals with the medical operation by taking what action?
(a) Inducing amnesia.
(b) Indulging his desire for comfort.
(c) Going to sleep.
(d) Taking a drug.

3. On what day of the week is the author scheduled to have a medical procedure done?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?
(a) London.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) New York City.

5. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?
(a) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.
(b) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.
(c) It had been her father's second choice for her name.
(d) It had been the name of her deceased little sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year of college was the unnamed narrator enrolled when he met Alex?

2. Alex remarks at the museum that she is how old "and single" (7) in the narrative present?

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

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

5. How many hours in advance of the author's medical appointment must he call to choose a method of sedation?

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