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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Golden Vanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 laughs.
(b) He shoves her.
(c) He frowns.
(d) He sighs.

2. How many days after the author's medical procedure does he receive a phone call about his abnormal X-ray telling him to see a neurologist?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

3. On what day of the week is the author scheduled to have a medical procedure done?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

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

5. Liza laughingly compares the author to which historical figure once he announces that he will opt for local anesthesia?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Patton.
(d) Joan of Arc.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?

3. How many images in total are presented within Part One of 10:04?

4. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?

5. What is NOT a year named within the author's mention of "various pasts" (66) being connected by a single object?

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