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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day the unnamed narrator ventures out to the Marfa Book Company, he has "gone more than" how many "weeks without really speaking to anyone" (175)?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. At which airport is the unnamed narrator picked up by "Michael, the caretaker of the residency houses" (163)?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Houston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Austin.

3. For what purpose does the unnamed narrator choose the particular book he brings along on the residency?
(a) For a teaching assignment.
(b) To remind him why he loves writing.
(c) To use it as a model for his own book.
(d) To get it signed.

4. In what year did the tragedy discussed by the unnamed narrator at the literary event occur?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1986.

5. How many years before narrative present did Noor's father die of a heart attack?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 19.
(d) 3.

6. When the unnamed narrator returns to hear the rest of Noor's story, how many minutes must he wait while everyone else stops listening?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

7. The only book the unnamed narrator brings to the residency is a book belonging to which genre?
(a) Science Fiction.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Autobiography.

8. How do Alena and Peter react to the unnamed narrator's response to the art in Alena's apartment?
(a) They shriek.
(b) They cry.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They whisper.

9. The unnamed narrator guesses that the receptionist at the fertility office is how old?
(a) 38.
(b) 70.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

10. How many "substantial lines" does the intern do "in quick succession" (185) in an attempt to impress the unnamed narrator at the party?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. What three words of advice does the distinguished female author give to the unnamed narrator after they hug their goodbyes?
(a) Do it all.
(b) Read the horoscope.
(c) Take no chances.
(d) Be very careful.

12. When the unnamed narrator feels "too tired to write" (173) one day during his residency he watches The Passion of Joan of Arc, the favorite film of which character?
(a) Alex.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Natali.
(d) Alena.

13. The unnamed narrator compares the experience of looking at Judd's works with the experience of looking at what other object?
(a) The Holy Grail.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) The third eye.
(d) Stonehenge.

14. Alena recently acquired a great deal of what type of art?
(a) Totaled.
(b) Pop.
(c) Impressionistic.
(d) Baroque.

15. When the unnamed narrator rises for his first full day in Marfa, he finds his face covered in what substance?
(a) Paint.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Blood.
(d) Flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of communication does the unnamed narrator use to sporadically communicate with Alex during his residency?

2. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator reach his residency house in Texas?

3. About what subject does the unnamed narrator pontificate when the intern begs him to speak aloud?

4. The unnamed narrator tells the distinguished female author at dinner that which of his body fluids is "abnormal" (121)?

5. What percentage of the unnamed narrator's bill at the hospital in Part Three is covered by his insurance?

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