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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) An attorney.
(b) A librarian.
(c) A student.
(d) A doctor.

3. The author worries about "what kind of precedent [he is] establishing" (63) if he deals with the medical operation by taking what action?
(a) Indulging his desire for comfort.
(b) Inducing amnesia.
(c) Going to sleep.
(d) Taking a drug.

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 lake.
(c) A river.
(d) A bay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?

2. The unnamed narrator guesses that the receptionist at the fertility office is how old?

3. One morning, the unnamed narrator wakes up to find that what noisy activity is going on nearby?

4. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?

5. What task is the unnamed narrator supposed to be working on during the residency?

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