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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city is the novel 10:04 set?
2. 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?
3. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
4. Alex and the unnamed narrator first met in college in a class about what topic?
5. What is the name of the unnamed narrator's friend who teaches third grade at a "dual-language school in Sunset Park" (10)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lerner demonstrate the closeness that exists between the unnamed narrator and his best friend Alex?
2. What medical procedure does the author require and why?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Discuss an instance when Lerner uses a simile to provide a vivid image of the setting in "The Golden Vanity."
6. 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?
7. Who is Alena?
8. Name and discuss one theme presented within 10:04's epigraph.
9. Provide an example when Lerner's role as a poet becomes apparent through his use of sensory details.
10. Describe Natali and Bernard's accomplishments in the literary world.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lerner's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of 10:04. What purpose did Lerner have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Lerner's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different physical locations in a particular way within the narrative of 10:04.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Lerner’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of 10:04.
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