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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. What about the novels he reads makes the narrator cry?

2. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?

3. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?

4. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?

5. Why doesn't the narrator do any evil deeds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator's train trip take him? Why can't he recall any of the sights from his trip?

2. Explain the narrator's transformation from his day job to his writing.

3. What correlation between Christianity and romanticism does the narrator make?

4. Why does the narrator say he anticipates upcoming events in life?

5. What comparison between humans and animals does the narrator make? What is the exception that he notes in his comparison?

6. What does it take, according to the narrator, for people to be acceptable the world's standards?

7. How does the narrator compare love to clothing?

8. What does the narrator say his job and his rented room represent?

9. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?

10. Explain the narrator's comparison of his dreams and thoughts to a garden.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a motif in literature? Specifically discuss two motifs from The Book of Disquiet.

Essay Topic 2

Define symbolism. Discuss and analyze one example of symbolism from The Book of Disquiet.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term "sequence" as it applies to nonfiction books. Discuss the sequence of The Book of Disquiet.

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