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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. Liza laughingly compares the author to which historical figure once he announces that he will opt for local anesthesia?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Patton.
(d) Stalin.

2. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

3. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?
(a) A loser.
(b) A scaredy cat.
(c) A weakling.
(d) A trainwreck.

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

5. The unnamed narrator recalls his class writing letters to which historical figure when he was 7 years old at Randolph Elementary School?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Evel Knievel.
(c) Christa McAuliffe.
(d) Baby Jessica.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country did Roberto originally hail?

2. In what state do Natali and Bernard live?

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

4. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Hannah in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?

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

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