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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?
(a) Gallbladder removal.
(b) Tonsil removal.
(c) Appendectomy.
(d) Wisdom tooth removal.

2. What object does the author encounter along his walk that makes him feel as if it is exists "at once in the present and in various pasts" (66)?
(a) A dog.
(b) A hay bale.
(c) A broom.
(d) A gaslight.

3. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. Which creature is the focus of the book the unnamed narrator and Roberto plan to write together?
(a) The brontosaurus.
(b) The Yeti.
(c) The Loch Ness monster.
(d) The unicorn.

5. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?
(a) New York City.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is the author waiting at the start of Part Two: The Golden Vanity, which is composed of a short story written by the fictional unnamed narrator?

2. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?

3. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?

4. How old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?

5. Once Alex and the unnamed narrator make it to Alex's apartment, they hear through what medium that "the storm would make landfall around 4:00 a.m." (20)?

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