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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles, 2017 and San Joaquin Valley, 2017 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of drink did the unnamed narrator order when she sat down at the hotel bar?
(a) An old-fashioned.
(b) A gimlet.
(c) A mojito.
(d) A gin martini.

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

3. The unnamed narrator describes Fran's speech as being like a what?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A kick.
(c) A punch.
(d) A slap.

4. What kind of school was the unnamed narrator attending when she met her now-ex-husband John?
(a) Technical school.
(b) Art school.
(c) Community college.
(d) Graduate school.

5. To what location does the unnamed narrator drive once she leaves her mother's home in Los Angeles, as revealed in the novel's final section?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Work.
(c) Her son's school.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the unnamed narrator describe the temperature of the nighttime air she encountered as she walked home at the end of Ann Arbor, 2002?

3. Including the two times per month that the unnamed narrator and John were having sex, how many times per month did she allow him to touch her?

4. About how many miles north of Los Angeles is the city of Fresno?

5. What adjective did the unnamed narrator use to describe her husband John in a conversation with her one-night stand?

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