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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. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?

3. How many people in total have drinks together on the occasion when the author and Hannah first meet?

4. The scene at the bar in Part Two: The Golden Vanity transitions to a scene in which the author appears to speak with which character?

5. In what year of college was the unnamed narrator enrolled when he met Alex?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What injury lands Bernard in the hospital and what role do Natali and Bernard then ask the unnamed narrator to fulfill?

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

5. Explain the art installation Alex and the unnamed narrator attend in Part One.

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

7. Who is Alena?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel 10:04 and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of family bonds portrayed in 10:04? Examine Lerner's treatment of and messages regarding family bonds throughout the work.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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