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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 160 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think about the consequences of public character building?
(a) They are not as fun or useful as the fantasy of social media fame suggests.
(b) They are the kind of thing parents think is a good idea until they actually happen.
(c) They are unrealistic.
(d) They might get a person a good new job.

2. Why does the narrator tell her new roommate she is in Berlin?
(a) Her parents once lived there and she wants to see what it is like.
(b) She used to live there with her boyfriend.
(c) She got a new job there.
(d) She is doing graduate school there.

3. What is a "New York Trademark," according to the narrator?
(a) Theft.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Sincerity.
(d) Rudeness.

4. What kind of message does the narrator think moving to a foreign country where she knows no one and does not speak the language send?
(a) One of desperation.
(b) One of suspicion.
(c) One of competence.
(d) One of anger.

5. What does Felix's mother send to the narrator?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A book.
(c) A picture of Felix as a young child.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator randomly meet while working in Part IV?

2. When does the narrator cry for the first time after finding out about Felix's death?

3. What does the narrator remember about how Felix interacted with her and others, despite his caginess?

4. Where is the large women's rights demonstration taking place?

5. Who does the narrator think of as her most successful friend?

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