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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fresno, 2014 and Santa Barbara, 2016 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the wall of the unnamed narrator's childhood home, there is a tabloid clipping picturing which of her family members "on the arm of Rudolph Valentino" (55)?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her second cousin.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

2. What did the artist do to protest the custody arrangements that had been handed down by the court?
(a) She moved back to Ireland.
(b) She hosted a rally.
(c) She moved back to Sweden.
(d) She instigated a boycott of her husband's goods.

3. The unnamed narrator asserts that she and her dark-haired friend both loathed what element of life, even as they "understood its necessity" (48)?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Trust.
(c) Intimacy.
(d) Affection.

4. In what city did the unnamed narrator fall in love with John?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) San Diego.

5. Which of the four women at the gathering featured in Fresno, 2014 is French and South African?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) Dominque.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Fran.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the art exhibition described in San Francisco, 2012, the unnamed narrator was which of the following?

2. The unnamed narrator reflects in Los Angeles, 2011 that "every confidence is a kind of" (65) what?

3. In the unnamed narrator's story about liking the professor's methods of domination, she says he had told her not to take what action?

4. At which location had Dominique first met Fran, according to the unnamed narrator?

5. In what field did the unnamed narrator work while she was married to John?

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