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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 months before the agent and the narrator's fancy dinner in Chelsea did the agent tell him she thought he could 'get a strong six-figure' advance based on a story" (3) he had written for the New Yorker?
(a) Two.
(b) Many.
(c) A few.
(d) 12.

2. For whom is the author waiting at the start of Part Two: The Golden Vanity, which is composed of a short story written by the fictional unnamed narrator?
(a) A librarian.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An attorney.
(d) A student.

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

4. What is revealed to be the truth about Doctor Roberts's request for the author to see a neurologist?
(a) The doctor was a figment of the author's imagination.
(b) The doctor was pulling a prank.
(c) The doctor was exaggerating.
(d) The doctor was minimizing.

5. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Alex.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?

3. The unnamed narrator and Alex are looking at a painting of which historical figure when she asks him to provide the sperm for her child?

4. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?

5. The scene at the bar in Part Two: The Golden Vanity transitions to a scene in which the author appears to speak with which character?

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