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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The only book the unnamed narrator brings to the residency is a book belonging to which genre?
(a) Autobiography.
(b) Science Fiction.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Mystery.
2. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A supermarket.
(c) A farmers' market.
(d) An organic grocery store.
3. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator reach his residency house in Texas?
(a) Early morning.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) Late morning.
(d) Late afternoon.
4. What task is the unnamed narrator supposed to be working on during the residency?
(a) Expanding his book of poetry into a novel.
(b) Collapsing his novel into a short story.
(c) Expanding his novel into a series.
(d) Expanding his short story into a novel.
5. During the unnamed narrator's residency, he must have what objects mailed to his temporary address in Texas?
(a) Tax forms.
(b) Medications.
(c) His agent's notes.
(d) Literary contracts.
6. How many minutes of the unnamed narrator's shift at the co-op passes during Noor's story?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 90.
7. About what subject does the unnamed narrator pontificate when the intern begs him to speak aloud?
(a) The qualities of the equator.
(b) The spawning of salmon.
(c) The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) Pluto's demoted status.
8. The unnamed narrator states that "the most riveting and disturbing and particular passages" of his one book "are about" (166) which topic?
(a) The French-Indian War.
(b) The Spanish-American War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.
9. The unnamed narrator states in Part Four that he must have absolute quiet to engage in which activity?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Bathing.
10. What identity did Noor feel she had lost once she found out the true identity of her biological father?
(a) Italian.
(b) Lebanese.
(c) Indian.
(d) Pakistani.
11. After the art showing, when the unnamed narrator goes to dinner at Cochineal, which character gets interrupted each time he tries to contribute to the conversation?
(a) Monika.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Diane.
(d) The intern.
12. What form of communication does the unnamed narrator use to communicate with Alena during his residency?
(a) Email.
(b) None.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Text messages.
13. The unnamed narrator must leave in the middle of Noor's story one day during their shift to check if which item is in stock?
(a) Prunes.
(b) Figs.
(c) Dried mangoes.
(d) Artichokes.
14. The distinguished female author and the unnamed narrator both order what dish?
(a) Filet mignon.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Foie gras.
(d) Scallops.
15. In Part Four, the unnamed narrator begins a writers' residency in which Texas city?
(a) Austin.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Marfa.
(d) Dallas.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which element of the physical world never gives the unnamed narrator a "little thrill" (107)?
2. What action does the intern take at the party without seeming to realize he is doing it?
3. The unnamed narrator tells the distinguished female author at dinner that which of his body fluids is "abnormal" (121)?
4. How many years before narrative present did Noor's father die of a heart attack?
5. Alena puts the pieces of a shattered sculpture by which artist into the unnamed narrator's hands?
This section contains 506 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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