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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through San Francisco, 2012 and Los Angeles, 2012.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laura told the unnamed narrator that for a man, "telling people what you want makes you" (60) what?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Angry.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Weak.

2. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself during her conversation with her one-night stand at the hotel?
(a) Monster.
(b) Whore.
(c) Harpy.
(d) Bitch.

3. In what part of the United States did the unnamed narrator attend graduate school, as described in Ann Arbor, 2002?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The Northwest.
(c) The Northeast.
(d) The Southwest.

4. What element does the unnamed narrator NOT include within her definition of female pain?
(a) Disassociation.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Exploitation.
(d) Subjugation.

5. What transgression did the unnamed narrator commit during the time she was trying to conceive a child with her husband?
(a) She stole.
(b) She lied.
(c) She cheated.
(d) She gossiped.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that, "Knowing someone is" how many "parts divination" (74)?

2. In which subject did the unnamed narrator major for her undergraduate degree?

3. On what day of the week did the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend visit the art gallery?

4. In what capacity did the unnamed narrator work for her friend Camila's family in the summer of 2000?

5. The first section of the novel Topics of Conversation is set in which month of 2000?

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