Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Surfacing? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. At first, the narrator claims that she had had a child with her ex-husband. What actually happened?
She had the baby and gave it up for adoption
She had an abortion
Um, that was the truth—would the narrator lie?
Her parents had raised the baby
Q. Which of the following is NOT true about the narrator's "ex-husband"?
He wasn't actually her husband
He wasn't actually a "he"
He was married
He had other children (not with the narrator)
Q. The narrator remembered having a ring that she wore around her neck (and initially claimed she wore it that way because it was too big). What do we later learn she used the ring for?
To destroy Sauron
To become invisible
It was her wedding ring
To get into hotels
Q. When the narrator remembers her "wedding day" earlier in the novel, what do we later find out she was she actually remembering?
A birthday party
A funeral
The day her mother died
The day she had an abortion
Q. What does the narrator claim her ex-husband did while she was "pregnant"?
Measured her food for her
Gave her massages
Made her do yoga
Made her sleep with her legs elevated