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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

2. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?
(a) Wisdom tooth removal.
(b) Gallbladder removal.
(c) Tonsil removal.
(d) Appendectomy.

3. The unnamed narrator remarks in Part One that the movie Back to the Future was a movie of what type from his youth?
(a) Iconic.
(b) Crucial.
(c) Memorable.
(d) Fun.

4. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?
(a) Listing its pros and cons.
(b) Enlisting others to help.
(c) Listing its dangers.
(d) Claiming that she would have no part in it.

5. What object does the author encounter along his walk that makes him feel as if it is exists "at once in the present and in various pasts" (66)?
(a) A gaslight.
(b) A hay bale.
(c) A broom.
(d) A dog.

6. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?
(a) It had been her father's second choice for her name.
(b) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.
(c) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.
(d) It had been the name of her deceased little sister.

7. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

8. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?
(a) The liver.
(b) The spine.
(c) The kidney.
(d) The heart.

9. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Stephen.

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

11. 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) Sharon.
(b) Liza.
(c) Mary.
(d) Alena.

12. The author notices that Hannah has what color hair, as well as a silver nose ring?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Light brown.
(d) Blonde.

13. Alex and the unnamed narrator first met in college in a class about what topic?
(a) Music.
(b) Geology.
(c) Dance.
(d) Great novels.

14. When the scene of the first meeting of Hannah and the author comes to an end, what is included just prior to the page break?
(a) A poem.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A chart.
(d) An image.

15. Which creature is the focus of the book the unnamed narrator and Roberto plan to write together?
(a) The unicorn.
(b) The brontosaurus.
(c) The Loch Ness monster.
(d) The Yeti.

Short Answer Questions

1. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?

2. The unnamed narrator brings a book by which poet to the Mt. Sinai Hospital when he visits Bernard in Part One?

3. 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?

4. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?

5. Once Alex and the unnamed narrator make it to Alex's apartment, they hear through what medium that "the storm would make landfall around 4:00 a.m." (20)?

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