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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three words of advice does the distinguished female author give to the unnamed narrator after they hug their goodbyes?
(a) Read the horoscope.
(b) Do it all.
(c) Be very careful.
(d) Take no chances.

2. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Mary in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) Alena.
(b) Liza.
(c) Alex.
(d) Sharon.

3. At what type of school had the author been teaching before taking his leave of absence?
(a) A technical school.
(b) A college.
(c) A private high school.
(d) A charter school.

4. How do Alena and Peter react to the unnamed narrator's response to the art in Alena's apartment?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They shriek.
(c) They whisper.
(d) They cry.

5. To what hospital does the unnamed narrator go at the beginning of Part Three?
(a) St. Christopher Hospital.
(b) Kaiser-Permanente Hospital.
(c) El Camino Hospital.
(d) New-York Presbyterian Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the unnamed narrator attends a party in Part Four, he finds that the guests in the kitchen are different from the other guests in what way?

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

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

4. Alena recently acquired a great deal of what type of art?

5. The pills used to treat the unnamed narrator's heart condition "have the paradoxical effect of causing a minor tremor in" (163) what part of his body?

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