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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what subject does the unnamed narrator pontificate when the intern begs him to speak aloud?
(a) The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) The qualities of the equator.
(c) Pluto's demoted status.
(d) The spawning of salmon.

2. How many hours does it take for Michael to drive the unnamed narrator from the airport to his residency house?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

3. The unnamed narrator tells the distinguished female author at dinner that which of his body fluids is "abnormal" (121)?
(a) Semen.
(b) Saliva.
(c) Urine.
(d) Blood.

4. What form of communication does the unnamed narrator use to sporadically communicate with Alex during his residency?
(a) Text messages.
(b) Skype.
(c) Email.
(d) Phone calls.

5. The pills used to treat the unnamed narrator's heart condition "have the paradoxical effect of causing a minor tremor in" (163) what part of his body?
(a) His hand.
(b) His foot.
(c) His knee.
(d) His throat.

6. What percentage of the unnamed narrator's bill at the hospital in Part Three is covered by his insurance?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 70.
(d) 0.

7. To whose apartment does the unnamed narrator go after he leaves the literary dinner in Part Three?
(a) Alena.
(b) Jon.
(c) Alex.
(d) Sharon.

8. While the unnamed narrator is at the bookstore, he runs into an acquaintance who invites him to a private showing of which artist's work?
(a) Warhol.
(b) Lichtenstein.
(c) Mondrian.
(d) Judd.

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

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

11. Alex cautions the unnamed narrator in Part Three not to write about what kinds of issues?
(a) Law issues.
(b) Financial issues.
(c) Medical issues.
(d) Existential issues.

12. 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) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. One morning, the unnamed narrator wakes up to find that what noisy activity is going on nearby?
(a) Yard work.
(b) Street hockey.
(c) Roof work.
(d) Pressure washing.

14. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A farmers' market.
(c) A supermarket.
(d) An organic grocery store.

15. "The distinguished female author" (119) sitting across from the unnamed narrator at the literary dinner compliments him on what?
(a) His smile.
(b) His tie.
(c) His comments.
(d) His story.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor of the hospital is the fertility office, where the unnamed narrator is scheduled to give a semen sample?

2. In Part Four, the unnamed narrator begins a writers' residency in which Texas city?

3. How many active members belong to the food co-op where the unnamed narrator meets Noor?

4. The unnamed narrator states in Part Three that he had been talking about his "performance anxiety with Jon and Sharon and Alena" (89) for how many weeks prior to his appointment to give a semen sample?

5. At the end of Part Four, the unnamed narrator finally figures out that the man who had greeted him at the bookstore has what name?

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