View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The distinguished female author" (119) sitting across from the unnamed narrator at the literary dinner compliments him on what?
(a) His story.
(b) His smile.
(c) His comments.
(d) His tie.

2. For whom is the author waiting at the start of Part Two: The Golden Vanity, which is composed of a short story written by the fictional unnamed narrator?
(a) A student.
(b) A librarian.
(c) An attorney.
(d) A doctor.

3. How many active members belong to the food co-op where the unnamed narrator meets Noor?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,500.

4. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His agent.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His sister.

5. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alena puts the pieces of a shattered sculpture by which artist into the unnamed narrator's hands?

2. How do Alena and Peter react to the unnamed narrator's response to the art in Alena's apartment?

3. The epigraph of the novel 10:04 cites a story by which group of people?

4. During the first meeting of Hannah and the author, she explains what term to him that "he'd never heard" (68)?

5. How old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 215 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample