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

2. 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 father's second choice for her name.
(b) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.
(c) It had been the name of her deceased little sister.
(d) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.

3. How many hours in advance of the author's medical appointment must he call to choose a method of sedation?
(a) 48.
(b) 24.
(c) 72.
(d) 36.

4. What body of water do Liza and the author reach just before the author says he has decided to opt for local anesthesia?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A bay.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

5. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
(a) A barber pole.
(b) A noose.
(c) A set of prayer flags.
(d) An exposed light bulb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?

2. At which grocery store does Alex insist on meeting the unnamed narrator so that she can buy a special kind of tea?

3. 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?

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

5. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the light is described in what way?

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