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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 160 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on the narrator's first date in Berlin in Part III?
(a) Her date has no money and she has to pay for the drinks.
(b) Her date throws up on her.
(c) Her date tells her he is just looking for a job.
(d) Her date never shows up.

2. What lie does the narrator's boyfriend tell about her in Part I to a waiter?
(a) That she is a radio producer.
(b) That she is a MacArthur Genius.
(c) That she is a singer.
(d) That she got accepted to a PhD program.

3. How does the narrator describe some of Felix's opinions?
(a) Ill-considered.
(b) Formal.
(c) Nihilistic.
(d) Fateful.

4. What kind of literature does the narrator remember a lot of?
(a) Medieval ballads.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Twentieth-century poetry.
(d) Satire.

5. How does the narrator feel about astrology?
(a) She thinks only uneducated people believe in it.
(b) She believes in it wholeheartedly.
(c) She thinks only older people believe in it.
(d) She knows it is fake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the German PhD student she used to study?

2. What is one of the best lessons the narrator says she ever learned?

3. Where does the narrator decide to go after Felix's death?

4. What scene does the narrator witness that she thinks reflects poorly on its subjects?

5. What does the narrator think about the consequences of public character building?

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