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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. The distinguished female author and the unnamed narrator both order what dish?
(a) Scallops.
(b) Filet mignon.
(c) Foie gras.
(d) Pheasant.

4. 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 throat.
(b) His hand.
(c) His foot.
(d) His knee.

5. 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) Memorial.
(c) Celebration.
(d) Breath of fresh air.

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

7. How many lines of what turns out to be ketamine does the unnamed narrator do at the party in Part Four?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

9. 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) Paul.
(c) Norman.
(d) Jeff.

10. In Part Four, the unnamed narrator begins a writers' residency in which Texas city?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Austin.
(c) Marfa.
(d) San Antonio.

11. 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.
(c) Her teacher's daughter.
(d) Her sister.

12. Who pays the whole bill for everyone's dinner at Cochineal in Part Four?
(a) Diane.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) The intern.
(d) Monika.

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

14. 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) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. On what day of the week does the unnamed narrator arrive at his residency house?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. One morning, the unnamed narrator wakes up to find that what noisy activity is going on nearby?

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

3. What is the name of the old man who does so much cocaine at the party that it worries the unnamed narrator?

4. After the art showing, when the unnamed narrator goes to dinner at Cochineal, which character gets interrupted each time he tries to contribute to the conversation?

5. How many hours does it take for Michael to drive the unnamed narrator from the airport to his residency house?

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