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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after the author's medical procedure does he receive a phone call about his abnormal X-ray telling him to see a neurologist?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

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

3. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 800.
(c) 600.
(d) 1,200.

4. 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?
(a) Mary.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Dr. Roberts.
(d) Liza.

5. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?
(a) London.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Tokyo.

6. 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 barber pole.
(c) A set of prayer flags.
(d) A noose.

7. In what type of establishment is the author waiting for someone at the beginning of Part Two: The Golden Vanity?
(a) A taxidermy shop.
(b) An auto body shop.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A library.

8. Part Two: The Golden Vanity is an excerpt of which character's fictional writing?
(a) Bernard.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Alex.
(d) Natali.

9. Which museum do the unnamed narrator and Alex often visit together on weekday afternoons?
(a) MOMA.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum.
(d) The Guggenheim.

10. What food from the fancy dinner in Chelsea does the narrator refer to again and again?
(a) Shark.
(b) Eel.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Octopus.

11. Alex remarks at the museum that she is how old "and single" (7) in the narrative present?
(a) 41.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 32.

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

13. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?
(a) A scaredy cat.
(b) A loser.
(c) A weakling.
(d) A trainwreck.

14. The unnamed narrator receives an email from Natali saying that her husband had hurt what part of his body in a fall?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His arm.
(c) His leg.
(d) His neck.

15. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?
(a) He frowns.
(b) He shoves her.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He sighs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people in total have drinks together on the occasion when the author and Hannah first meet?

2. What body of water do Liza and the author reach just before the author says he has decided to opt for local anesthesia?

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. 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?

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?

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