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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unnamed narrator describe in his comments at Columbia's School of Arts as the "shadow language to Reagan's official narrative processing of the national tragedy" (114)?
(a) Challenger jokes.
(b) Iran Contra jokes.
(c) Oklahoma City bombing jokes.
(d) My Lai jokes.

2. After the art showing, when the unnamed narrator goes to dinner at Cochineal, which character gets interrupted each time he tries to contribute to the conversation?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) Monika.
(c) The intern.
(d) Diane.

3. In what year of college was Alex enrolled when she met the unnamed narrator?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Junior.

4. In what magazine was the section of the text entitled Part Two: The Golden Vanity originally published as a short story?
(a) Vogue.
(b) The Atlantic Monthly.
(c) Harper's.
(d) The New Yorker.

5. The morning of the author's planned blind date with Hannah, he calls which character to ask for company on the day of his medical procedure?
(a) Josh.
(b) Mary.
(c) Liza.
(d) Hannah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?

3. The author worries about "what kind of precedent [he is] establishing" (63) if he deals with the medical operation by taking what action?

4. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?

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

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