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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Alex.
(b) Alena.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Liza.

2. What form of communication does the unnamed narrator use to communicate with Alena during his residency?
(a) None.
(b) Email.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Text messages.

3. When the unnamed narrator attending the private showing of a particular artist's works, he says, "The works felt first and foremost like a" (179) what?
(a) Memorial.
(b) Travesty.
(c) Celebration.
(d) Breath of fresh air.

4. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?
(a) Thick.
(b) Wintry.
(c) Summery.
(d) Cloying.

5. At which grocery store does Alex insist on meeting the unnamed narrator so that she can buy a special kind of tea?
(a) Whole Foods.
(b) Von's.
(c) Alpha Beta.
(d) Kroger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays the whole bill for everyone's dinner at Cochineal in Part Four?

2. To whose apartment does the unnamed narrator go after he leaves the literary dinner in Part Three?

3. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?

4. In what field does Alena's friend Peter work?

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

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