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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through San Francisco, 2012 and Los Angeles, 2012.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective did the unnamed narrator use to describe her husband John in a conversation with her one-night stand?
(a) Dumb.
(b) Nice.
(c) Fun.
(d) Oblivious.

2. On which page of the section entitled San Francisco, 2012 is it revealed that the unnamed narrator and an unnamed man are role-playing?
(a) The 13th.
(b) The 2nd.
(c) The 3rd.
(d) The 1st.

3. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe John's reaction to her admission that she had been unfaithful?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Vigiliant.
(c) Traumatized.
(d) Confused.

4. On what day of the week did the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend visit the art gallery?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

5. The unnamed narrator describes Artemisia's hair in the summer of 2000 as being what length?
(a) Medium.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Shaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator reflects in Los Angeles, 2011 that "every confidence is a kind of" (65) what?

2. For which method of transportation did the unnamed narrator advocate during her discussion with her tall, dark-haired friend?

3. What is NOT one of the feelings the unnamed narrator had toward John after she confessed to her infidelity?

4. The first section of the novel Topics of Conversation is set in which month of 2000?

5. In what capacity did the unnamed narrator work for her friend Camila's family in the summer of 2000?

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