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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. Liza tells the author that he would save how many dollars by opting for local anesthesia?
2. In what year of college was the unnamed narrator enrolled when he met Alex?
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. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?
5. What event had the narrator and his agent just celebrated with a fancy dinner in Chelsea?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Roberto and what are his concerns about the world?
2. What injury lands Bernard in the hospital and what role do Natali and Bernard then ask the unnamed narrator to fulfill?
3. What medical procedure does the author require and why?
4. What action by the author comprises the tender moment he experiences with Liza in a taxi in Part Two: The Golden Vanity?
5. Who is Alena?
6. What situation causes the author a great deal of anxiety when the librarian arrives for their meeting?
7. 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)?
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. For what reason is the author so conflicted about the choice "between twilight sedation and local anesthesia" (62)?
10. What does the gaslight lamp symbolize within the short story "The Golden Vanity"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lerner’s use of the motif of sound within the novel 10:04.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is Lerner’s purpose for including visual images within the novel 10:04?
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