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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what location is the unnamed narrator referring when he has the distinguished female author in hysterical laughter over the "masturbatorium" (125)?
(a) The porn theater.
(b) The library.
(c) The fertility clinic.
(d) The gay bar.

2. When the unnamed narrator and the distinguished female author hit it off at the literary dinner, what dessert do they share?
(a) A chocolate tart.
(b) Chocolate crickets.
(c) Peach pie.
(d) Tiramisu.

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

4. What word does the unnamed narrator use to describe Alena's fourth-floor apartment?
(a) Huge.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Infinitesimal.
(d) Giant.

5. At what point in the party does the unnamed narrator decide not to use what he believes is cocaine?
(a) After he has already done a line.
(b) After he has decided to go swimming.
(c) After he has gone swimming.
(d) After he has had a few drinks.

6. 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 get it signed.
(d) To use it as a model for his own book.

7. 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?
(a) The intern.
(b) Diane.
(c) Monika.
(d) The unnamed narrator.

8. To what hospital does the unnamed narrator go at the beginning of Part Three?
(a) St. Christopher Hospital.
(b) Kaiser-Permanente Hospital.
(c) New-York Presbyterian Hospital.
(d) El Camino Hospital.

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

10. What object inside the unnamed narrator's pocket does he keep patting as he approaches the hospital?
(a) A check.
(b) A coin.
(c) A pill.
(d) A ring.

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

12. What does the unnamed narrator describe in his comments at Columbia's School of Arts as the "shadow language to Reagan's official narrative processing of the national tragedy" (114)?
(a) My Lai jokes.
(b) Iran Contra jokes.
(c) Oklahoma City bombing jokes.
(d) Challenger jokes.

13. 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) His agent's notes.
(d) Medications.

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

15. The unnamed narrator brings a single book written by which author along with him for the period of his residency?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Frost.
(c) Capote.
(d) Twain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What identity did Noor feel she had lost once she found out the true identity of her biological father?

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

4. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?

5. The unnamed narrator's residency house is located across the street from which poet's former home?

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