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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator states that "the most riveting and disturbing and particular passages" of his one book "are about" (166) which topic?
(a) World War I.
(b) The French-Indian War.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) The Civil War.

3. How many minutes of the unnamed narrator's shift at the co-op passes during Noor's story?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 90.
(d) 60.

4. Alena puts the pieces of a shattered sculpture by which artist into the unnamed narrator's hands?
(a) Henri Matisse.
(b) Jeff Koons.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Salvador Dali.

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

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

7. The distinguished female author tells the unnamed narrator that when she was in the first grade, she openly laughed when given the news that which person had died?
(a) Her teacher's son.
(b) Her teacher's daughter.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her sister.

8. 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) Travesty.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Memorial.
(d) Breath of fresh air.

9. 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) Be very careful.
(c) Read the horoscope.
(d) Take no chances.

10. During the unnamed narrator's residency, he must have what objects mailed to his temporary address in Texas?
(a) Tax forms.
(b) Literary contracts.
(c) Medications.
(d) His agent's notes.

11. 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?
(a) Charles.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Paul.
(d) Norman.

12. On what floor of the hospital is the fertility office, where the unnamed narrator is scheduled to give a semen sample?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

13. Alex tells the unnamed narrator to remember that he had felt responsible for his mother's diagnosis of what malady?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Heart disease.

14. 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.

15. Which element of the physical world never gives the unnamed narrator a "little thrill" (107)?
(a) The natural world.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The sky.
(d) Built space.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The unnamed narrator brings a single book written by which author along with him for the period of his residency?

3. The distinguished female author and the unnamed narrator both order what dish?

4. On what day of the week does the unnamed narrator arrive at his residency house?

5. To what hospital does the unnamed narrator go at the beginning of Part Three?

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