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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 54 - 107).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator meet on her way to the grocery store in Part II?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) A young Hasidic boy.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her roommate.

2. What is one reason Felix says he leaves Berlin for the U.S.?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) He misses America.
(c) He wants to propose to the narrator.
(d) The company he works for stiffs him on pay.

3. What kind of literature does the narrator remember a lot of?
(a) Twentieth-century poetry.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Satire.
(d) Medieval ballads.

4. Where and when does the narrator usually write her longer stories?
(a) At a university, during the working day.
(b) Outside the office, at night or on weekends.
(c) In the office, during the day.
(d) At her mother's house on the weekends.

5. Who is Felix's partner at work that the narrator feels is sort of competition for her for his affections?
(a) Linda.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mitzi.
(d) Kasia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's waiter bring her and her boyfriend as a result of his lie about her?

2. How does the narrator describe some of Felix's opinions?

3. Who does the narrator routinely refer to as sort of watching her story and commenting on it from the sidelines?

4. Where does the narrator meet Felix for the first time?

5. What is one of the best lessons the narrator says she ever learned?

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