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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. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?
(a) Queens.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. 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 the name of her deceased little sister.
(b) It had been her father's second choice for her name.
(c) It had been her mother's second choice for her name.
(d) It had been the name of her beloved grandmother.

3. Roberto expresses a fear to the unnamed narrator about which person in his dreams coming to get him?
(a) Joseph Kony.
(b) The Tooth Fairy.
(c) Polpot.
(d) Hitler.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the light is described in what way?

2. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?

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

4. "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?

5. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?

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