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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?

2. The scene at the bar in Part Two: The Golden Vanity transitions to a scene in which the author appears to speak with which character?

3. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?

4. The author notices that Hannah has what color hair, as well as a silver nose ring?

5. The unnamed narrator receives an email from Natali saying that her husband had hurt what part of his body in a fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice from Dr. Roberts does the author apply within "The Golden Vanity" and how does he apply it?

2. What event have the unnamed narrator and his agent just been celebrating when the novel opens, and why is the occasion bittersweet for the unnamed narrator?

3. Discuss an instance when Lerner uses a simile to provide a vivid image of the setting in "The Golden Vanity."

4. Who is Alena?

5. What event does the author recall at the end of the story "The Golden Vanity," causing him to conclude that the event had never happened?

6. Of what type of metafiction is Part Two: The Golden Vanity composed?

7. In what location does Alex ask the unnamed narrator to provide the sperm that will create her child and what is significant about her lack of eye contact in this moment?

8. Provide an example when Lerner's role as a poet becomes apparent through his use of sensory details.

9. Who is Roberto and what are his concerns about the world?

10. For what reason is the author so conflicted about the choice "between twilight sedation and local anesthesia" (62)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lerner's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different physical locations in a particular way within the narrative of 10:04.

Essay Topic 2

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel 10:04 and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within 10:04.

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