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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. 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. The unnamed narrator receives an email from Natali saying that her husband had hurt what part of his body in a fall?

3. Liz tells the author that he will "do the twilight-sedation thing because" (64) he is a what?

4. In what magazine was the section of the text entitled Part Two: The Golden Vanity originally published as a short story?

5. The unnamed narrator brings a book by which poet to the Mt. Sinai Hospital when he visits Bernard in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lerner demonstrate the closeness that exists between the unnamed narrator and his best friend Alex?

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

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

5. In what setting does the opening scene of "The Golden Vanity" take place?

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

7. Who is Alena?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Lerner utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within 10:04 and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within 10:04.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Lerner send to the reader of 10:04 about the themes of isolation and outreach?

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