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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours does it take for Michael to drive the unnamed narrator from the airport to his residency house?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. At what type of school had the author been teaching before taking his leave of absence?
(a) A charter school.
(b) A technical school.
(c) A college.
(d) A private high school.

3. On what floor of the hospital is the fertility office, where the unnamed narrator is scheduled to give a semen sample?
(a) 6th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 7th.

4. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?
(a) The liver.
(b) The spine.
(c) The heart.
(d) The kidney.

5. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?
(a) Listing its pros and cons.
(b) Claiming that she would have no part in it.
(c) Listing its dangers.
(d) Enlisting others to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What identity did Noor feel she had lost once she found out the true identity of her biological father?

2. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?

3. How many years before narrative present did Noor's father die of a heart attack?

4. 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?

5. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the light is described in what way?

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