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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 does Nick drive around Arizona with?

2. Why does Klara say when can't marry Miles?

3. What does Lenny Bruce ridicule in his routine in this section?

4. What is the name of the man Manx leaves the bar with?

5. What is the season in part four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manx feel when he talks about the baseball?

2. Describe Bruce's performance in Chicago in October 1962?

3. How does the author describe Clyde Tolson?

4. Describe the life Nick had growing up?

5. What does Matt want Janet to tell him?

6. What does Hoover discuss with Clyde Tolson in this section?

7. Describe Lenny Bruce's performance in Miami in October 1962?

8. What do Miles and Klara do together int his section?

9. Describe Moonman's work,

10. What does this section state about Klara's life in the Bronx?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Lenny Bruce? Why does the author include him as a character in his novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is Manx's role in the novel? What meaning does his character give the novel? How would the novel change if Manx was not a character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is Nick typical of New York? How has being from New York shaped his character?

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