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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. Who tells Nathan that his plans for surgery are foolish?

2. What does Sarah call Nathan?

3. Maria believes she is too ___ to be Nathan's type.

4. Whom does Sarah label as anti-semitic?

5. Whose unhappy marriage and divorce does Nathan think about while in church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Maria's sisters.

2. Discuss the letter Nathan writes to Henry on the airplane.

3. Discuss the conversation Nathan has with a stranger.

4. What does Henry remember about Nathan's novel?

5. What are Jimmy Ben-Joseph's plans on the airplane?

6. What does Henry learn to stop doing in his life?

7. Compare Nathan's reaction to taking heart medication with that of Henry's reaction.

8. What does Nathan do while in London?

9. What happens during Carol and Nathan's conversation involving Henry?

10. What does Sarah inform Nathan about her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ethnic injustices are used against the Jews in the novel. How are they used, and what is the result of this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the value of marriage in the novel. Does marriage appear to be something that is valued and respected? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The genre of the novel is ___. Why does the book fall into this genre? Give at least three examples in order to justify your response.

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