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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. The epigraph of the novel 10:04 cites a story by which group of people?
(a) The shamans.
(b) The Hassidim.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Sikhs.

2. From what country did Roberto originally hail?
(a) San Salvador.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Peru.
(d) Venezuela.

3. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His agent.
(c) His sister.
(d) His best friend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of school had the author been teaching before taking his leave of absence?

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

3. 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)?

4. What color is the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital that has "the immediate effect of making" the unnamed narrator "feel ungainly, gangly in [his] paper gown" (5)?

5. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

2. Describe Natali and Bernard's accomplishments in the literary world.

3. Provide an example when Lerner's role as a poet becomes apparent through his use of sensory details.

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

5. Of what type of metafiction is Part Two: The Golden Vanity composed?

6. What major decision does the unnamed narrator make when he first attends a showing of The Clock?

7. How did Alex and the unnamed narrator first meet and when?

8. 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?

9. What situation causes the author a great deal of anxiety when the librarian arrives for their meeting?

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

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