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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location is the unnamed narrator referring when he has the distinguished female author in hysterical laughter over the "masturbatorium" (125)?

2. The unnamed narrator must leave in the middle of Noor's story one day during their shift to check if which item is in stock?

3. When the unnamed narrator returns to hear the rest of Noor's story, how many minutes must he wait while everyone else stops listening?

4. 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?

5. What three words of advice does the distinguished female author give to the unnamed narrator after they hug their goodbyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lerner use irony to portray the scene of the party depicted in Part Four?

2. For what purpose does the unnamed narrator visit the seventh floor of New-York Presbyterian Hospital at the beginning of Part Three?

3. What are the consequences of the mistake the intern makes in Part Four?

4. How does the unnamed narrator end up at a party in Part Four?

5. How does the unnamed narrator's usual routine change during his writers' residency?

6. What mistake does the intern make in Part Four and what similar mistake does the unnamed narrator make?

7. In what way does the unnamed narrator set up a dichotomy between the art of the "readymade" (133) and the totaled art in Alena's institute?

8. What object does the unnamed narrator keep patting inside his pocket as he makes his way to the seventh floor of New-York Presbyterian Hospital?

9. Name three excuses the unnamed narrator uses when people ask to see him during his writers' residency.

10. What distinction does the unnamed narrator make between his requirements for reading conditions and his requirements for writing conditions?

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