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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character does the unnamed narrator retrieve from the waiting room before the doctor reveals the results of his cardiac tests?
(a) Emma.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Alex.
(d) Alena.

2. To what location is the unnamed narrator referring when he has the distinguished female author in hysterical laughter over the "masturbatorium" (125)?
(a) The fertility clinic.
(b) The gay bar.
(c) The porn theater.
(d) The library.

3. The doctor impresses upon the unnamed narrator that the results of his cardiac tests are what kind of "news" (207)?
(a) Good.
(b) Promising.
(c) Alarming.
(d) Bad.

4. What is the only element of the physical world that gives the unnamed narrator a feeling of excitement?
(a) The sky.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Built space.
(d) The natural world.

5. 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?
(a) A student.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the single book the unnamed narrator brings along with him for his residency in Texas?

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

4. When the storm featured in Part Five strikes Cuba, a box full of books co-written by which character arrives at the unnamed narrator's apartment?

5. The unnamed narrator states in Part Four that he must have absolute quiet to engage in which activity?

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