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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

2. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 600.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 800.

3. How old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?
(a) 42.
(b) 38.
(c) 33.
(d) 27.

4. Which creature is the focus of the book the unnamed narrator and Roberto plan to write together?
(a) The Loch Ness monster.
(b) The Yeti.
(c) The brontosaurus.
(d) The unicorn.

5. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?
(a) He sighs.
(b) He frowns.
(c) He shoves her.
(d) He laughs.

6. What food from the fancy dinner in Chelsea does the narrator refer to again and again?
(a) Eel.
(b) Shark.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Octopus.

7. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator chose to use the name Liza to represent Alex due to what reason?
(a) It had been her father's second choice for her name.
(b) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.
(c) It had been the name of her deceased little sister.
(d) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.

8. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?
(a) Thick.
(b) Wintry.
(c) Cloying.
(d) Summery.

9. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?
(a) The heart.
(b) The spine.
(c) The liver.
(d) The kidney.

10. What is NOT a year named within the author's mention of "various pasts" (66) being connected by a single object?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1883.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2012.

11. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?
(a) $150.
(b) $200.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

12. "The author" (54) inhabits what role in the short story entitled "The Golden Vanity" that acts as the entirety of Part Two of 10:04?
(a) Voice of reason.
(b) Fool.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Antagonist.

13. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?
(a) Claiming that she would have no part in it.
(b) Listing its pros and cons.
(c) Enlisting others to help.
(d) Listing its dangers.

14. What color is the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital that has "the immediate effect of making" the unnamed narrator "feel ungainly, gangly in [his] paper gown" (5)?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

15. What body of water do Liza and the author reach just before the author says he has decided to opt for local anesthesia?
(a) A lake.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A bay.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?

2. The unnamed narrator recalls his class writing letters to which historical figure when he was 7 years old at Randolph Elementary School?

3. How many people in total have drinks together on the occasion when the author and Hannah first meet?

4. Roberto expresses a fear to the unnamed narrator about which person in his dreams coming to get him?

5. In what magazine was the section of the text entitled Part Two: The Golden Vanity originally published as a short story?

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