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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event had the narrator and his agent just celebrated with a fancy dinner in Chelsea?
(a) The narrator's next novel had been a hot commodity among the major publishing houses.
(b) The agent's promotion.
(c) The narrator's previous novel had been purchased for movie rights.
(d) The narrator's newest novel has just been completed.

2. During the author's final walk with Liza before he must call the doctor to choose a form of sedation, the heat is described in what way?
(a) Wintry.
(b) Summery.
(c) Cloying.
(d) Thick.

3. By narrative present, the unnamed narrator has been tutoring Roberto for how many months?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

4. Alex remarks at the museum that she is how old "and single" (7) in the narrative present?
(a) 41.
(b) 29.
(c) 32.
(d) 36.

5. In what state do Natali and Bernard live?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Rhode Island.

6. 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 doctor.
(b) A student.
(c) An attorney.
(d) A librarian.

7. 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) Liza.
(b) Dr. Roberts.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Mary.

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

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

10. Alex and the unnamed narrator first met in college in a class about what topic?
(a) Music.
(b) Dance.
(c) Geology.
(d) Great novels.

11. 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) Claiming that she would have no part in it.
(d) Listing its dangers.

12. The unnamed narrator recalls the day Alex told him during a walk on Atlantic that which member of her family "had been diagnosed in a late stage" (7)?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

13. 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) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

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

15. 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) The Second Coming of Christ.
(d) Another ice age.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the scene of the first meeting of Hannah and the author comes to an end, what is included just prior to the page break?

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

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

4. How many people in total have drinks together on the occasion when the author and Hannah first meet?

5. Roberto expresses a fear to the unnamed narrator about which person in his dreams coming to get him?

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