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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
(a) An exposed light bulb.
(b) A barber pole.
(c) A noose.
(d) A set of prayer flags.

3. The author notices that Hannah has what color hair, as well as a silver nose ring?
(a) Black.
(b) Light brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

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

5. 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?
(a) A chart.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) An image.
(d) A poem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?

3. 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?

4. How old is the unnamed narrator in narrative present?

5. Once Alex and the unnamed narrator make it to Alex's apartment, they hear through what medium that "the storm would make landfall around 4:00 a.m." (20)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice from Dr. Roberts does the author apply within "The Golden Vanity" and how does he apply it?

2. What medical procedure does the author require and why?

3. What event does the author recall at the end of the story "The Golden Vanity," causing him to conclude that the event had never happened?

4. What is the main difference between the unnamed narrator of 10:04 and the character in the unnamed narrator's novel he calls "the author" (61)?

5. What does the gaslight lamp symbolize within the short story "The Golden Vanity"?

6. What action by the author comprises the tender moment he experiences with Liza in a taxi in Part Two: The Golden Vanity?

7. What event have the unnamed narrator and his agent just been celebrating when the novel opens, and why is the occasion bittersweet for the unnamed narrator?

8. Name and discuss one theme presented within 10:04's epigraph.

9. In what location does Alex ask the unnamed narrator to provide the sperm that will create her child and what is significant about her lack of eye contact in this moment?

10. For what reason is the author so conflicted about the choice "between twilight sedation and local anesthesia" (62)?

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