1. The morning of the author's planned blind date with Hannah, he calls which character to ask for company on the day of his medical procedure?
(a) Liza.
(b) Josh.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hannah.

2. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
(a) A barber pole.
(b) A set of prayer flags.
(c) An exposed light bulb.
(d) A noose.

3. On what day of the week is the author scheduled to have a medical procedure done?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

4. In what year of college was the unnamed narrator enrolled when he met Alex?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

5. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?
(a) A toddler.
(b) A kindergartener.
(c) A elderly person.
(d) An infant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months before the agent and the narrator's fancy dinner in Chelsea did the agent tell him she thought he could 'get a strong six-figure' advance based on a story" (3) he had written for the New Yorker?

2. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?

3. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Hannah in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?

4. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?

5. What event had the narrator and his agent just celebrated with a fancy dinner in Chelsea?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 292 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample