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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 145 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2020, what does Shenkman tell Waldo?
(a) He has sold the house and is moving.
(b) Waldo can have all his exercise equipment.
(c) His mother never really left the family.
(d) He is dying.

2. Who does Waldo ask to go into the night with him to look at the stars in Part I?
(a) Theo.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ben.

3. What does Mimi call Waldo, mistakenly, when they meet?
(a) Theo.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ben.

4. Who is Ben's neighbor that he sometimes sees in the window?
(a) Ava Highlander.
(b) Jen Rhoades.
(c) Helen Richardson.
(d) Waldo Shenkman.

5. How does Shapiro describe Waldo in the end of Part III?
(a) As a boy genius.
(b) As a soothsayer.
(c) As a mensch.
(d) As a zealot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ben, Theo and Sarah end up walking the last way towards where Mimi is?

2. When does Ben first realize Mimi has dementia?

3. On New Year's Eve in 1999, how is Shenkman feeling?

4. What is Waldo's father default emotion with Waldo?

5. What does Shenkman discover when he wakes up in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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