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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?
(a) A kindergartener.
(b) An infant.
(c) A elderly person.
(d) A toddler.

4. In what year of college was Alex enrolled when she met the unnamed narrator?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

5. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?
(a) California sinking into the sea.
(b) The second Big Bang.
(c) Another ice age.
(d) The Second Coming of Christ.

6. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Alex.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Roberto.

7. Just after a photograph of an astronaut is presented in Part One, the narrator says that "an unusually large cyclonic system with a warm core was approaching" (16) what location?
(a) The West coast.
(b) The East coast.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

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

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

10. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?
(a) A trainwreck.
(b) A loser.
(c) A scaredy cat.
(d) A weakling.

11. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) October.

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

13. The unnamed narrator and Alex are looking at a painting of which historical figure when she asks him to provide the sperm for her child?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

14. How many months before the agent and the narrator's fancy dinner in Chelsea did the agent tell him she thought he could 'get a strong six-figure' advance based on a story" (3) he had written for the New Yorker?
(a) A few.
(b) Two.
(c) Many.
(d) 12.

15. 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?
(a) Mary.
(b) Dr. Roberts.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Liza.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a defect of what body part?

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

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

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

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

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