Motherless Brooklyn Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Motherless Brooklyn Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 only excuse Frank does not give The Clients when begging them to spare his life is

2. In Zen practice, the term Zazen refers to

3. When Kimmery answers the door at the Zendo, Lionel acts

4. Gerard tells Lionel the reason for Frank's exile is

5. In Kimmery's apartment, Lionel reminisces about

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Lionel thinks he is like an airbag?

2. What does Lionel decide during his phone call with Tony?

3. What is it about Kimmery's personality that makes Lionel "con-worried?"

4. When Kimmery stops answering her phone, what is Lionel's next course of action?

5. What does Lionel do for Frank that none of the other Minna Men do, and what does it imply?

6. How does the chase scene begin at L & L and who is involved?

7. What does Julia imply with her story about the Snuffleupagus?

8. Describe Kimmery in terms of how she fits into the Zen lifestyle and how she doesn't.

9. What clue does Lionel find in the rental car's glove box?

10. Who is Roshi and what does he tell Lionel about Frank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comedian Lily Tomlin said, "After all, in private we're all misfits." The men of Fujisaki Corporation are wealthy yet misfits in their own country of Japan. 1) Write an essay considering Tomlin's quote in relation to the novel, 2) Write an essay considering how the men of Fujisaki Corporation might not fit the lifestyle on Muscongus Island in Maine. or 3) Write an essay considering the men of Fujisaki Corporation and how the might not fit the lifestyle of the Zendo at which they practice.

Essay Topic 2

Lionel identifies with several people and things in the story. Explain why he identifies with 1) Food, 2) Frank or 3) Kimmery and consider how each relationship contributes to the theme of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses irony in the story itself and in the character's life stories as well. Write an essay in which you consider the author's use of 1) irony in the development of plot, 2) irony in the development of characters, or 3) irony in the development of the theme of the novel. Use at least three examples to support your ideas.

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