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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?
(a) Gallbladder removal.
(b) Appendectomy.
(c) Wisdom tooth removal.
(d) Tonsil removal.

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

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

4. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

5. The unnamed narrator remarks in Part One that the movie Back to the Future was a movie of what type from his youth?
(a) Memorable.
(b) Fun.
(c) Iconic.
(d) Crucial.

6. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are colleagues.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are married.

7. At which grocery store does Alex insist on meeting the unnamed narrator so that she can buy a special kind of tea?
(a) Kroger.
(b) Whole Foods.
(c) Von's.
(d) Alpha Beta.

8. How many hours in advance of the author's medical appointment must he call to choose a method of sedation?
(a) 36.
(b) 24.
(c) 72.
(d) 48.

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

10. What object does the author encounter along his walk that makes him feel as if it is exists "at once in the present and in various pasts" (66)?
(a) A broom.
(b) A gaslight.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hay bale.

11. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Josh in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) David.
(b) Jon.
(c) Dr. Andrews.
(d) Alex.

12. How many images in total are presented within Part One of 10:04?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

13. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Hannah in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Alena.
(c) Mary.
(d) Liza.

14. 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 mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

15. 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) 12.
(b) Many.
(c) Two.
(d) A few.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?

2. What event had the narrator and his agent just celebrated with a fancy dinner in Chelsea?

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

4. In what type of establishment is the author waiting for someone at the beginning of Part Two: The Golden Vanity?

5. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?

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