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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through San Francisco, 2010 and Los Angeles 2011 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool did the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend use to combat their discomfort with a particular element of life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Nonchalance.
(c) Humor.
(d) Joy.

2. In which Italian coastal town did the unnamed narrator spend part of the summer of 2000?
(a) Otranto.
(b) Rimini.
(c) Scilla.
(d) Sorrento.

3. The first section of the novel Topics of Conversation is set in which month of 2000?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

4. In what capacity did the unnamed narrator work for her friend Camila's family in the summer of 2000?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Concierge.
(c) Personal assistant.
(d) Cook.

5. The unnamed narrator states in Los Angeles, 2011 that it is "Remarkable how hard it is for women to admit they're" (63) what?
(a) Bored.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator describes Artemisia's hair in the summer of 2000 as being what length?

2. The tenant described disliking her acquaintance because she had retained what quality throughout her first few college years?

3. From what country did the artist featured in San Francisco, 2010 originally hail?

4. In what part of the United States did the unnamed narrator attend graduate school, as described in Ann Arbor, 2002?

5. What was happening in the unnamed narrator's life when her newly-divorced friend Laura moved in with the unnamed narrator's parents?

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