Tropic of Cancer | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Where is Henry staying as the novel opens?

Villa Broghese

2. What is Henry's problem as the novel opens?

He is about to be evicted.

3. Where are the people from who are coming to view the Villa Borghese apartment?

America

4. Who are most of Henry's friends in Paris?

Jews

5. What woman is Henry obsessed with?

Tania

6. Why is Henry always looking for a free meal?

He is perpetually hungry.

7. With what person does Henry compare his writing?

Moldorf, the dwarf

8. What is Henry's metaphor for his artistic suffering?

Lying down with lions

9. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?

He makes no sense when he talks.

10. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?

They are mad and tone deaf.

11. How does Henry say Moldorf hears his own...
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