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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. At what type of school had the author been teaching before taking his leave of absence?
2. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?
3. The unnamed narrator brings a book by which poet to the Mt. Sinai Hospital when he visits Bernard in Part One?
4. For whom is the author waiting at the start of Part Two: The Golden Vanity, which is composed of a short story written by the fictional unnamed narrator?
5. In what state do Natali and Bernard live?
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. What does the gaslight lamp symbolize within the short story "The Golden Vanity"?
3. What action by the author comprises the tender moment he experiences with Liza in a taxi in Part Two: The Golden Vanity?
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. Describe Natali and Bernard's accomplishments in the literary world.
7. What injury lands Bernard in the hospital and what role do Natali and Bernard then ask the unnamed narrator to fulfill?
8. Of what type of metafiction is Part Two: The Golden Vanity composed?
9. What medical procedure does the author require and why?
10. How does Lerner demonstrate the closeness that exists between the unnamed narrator and his best friend Alex?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of the unnamed narrator's best friend Alex within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Lerner in depicting Alex and include in your discussion the reasons that Lerner portrays Alex in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Lerner send to the reader of 10:04 about the themes of isolation and outreach?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Lerner go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to influence the reader's experience with the text?
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