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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through San Francisco, 2010 and Los Angeles 2011 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which character did the unnamed narrator live in 2002?
(a) John.
(b) Camila.
(c) Laura.
(d) The blonde.

2. Artemisia told the unnamed narrator that Virgilio had committed what crime against her?
(a) Theft.
(b) Attempted murder.
(c) Assault.
(d) Slander.

3. The unnamed narrator states that she realized only later that Artemisia had been "trapped in a" what "of her own design" (27)?
(a) Closet.
(b) Carnival.
(c) Corridor.
(d) Hedge maze.

4. What did the artist's husband use as evidence against her during their custody dispute?
(a) Her journals.
(b) Her financial records.
(c) Her art.
(d) Her criminal record.

5. The first section of the novel Topics of Conversation is set in which month of 2000?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other people were interacting with the art exhibition at the same time as the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend?

2. How many years before the art exhibition described in San Francisco, 2010 did the artist divorce her husband?

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

4. What type of media was embedded within the art installation with which the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend interacted?

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

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