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The Floating Opera Study Guide

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by John Barth
About 4 pages (1,078 words)
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Key Questions

1. Is Todd Andrews's decision to kill essentially everyone in the town a believable one, or does it seem contrived by the author to make a point?

Would readers find a more compassionate decision more consistent with Todd's character?

2. If Todd's father had not committed suicide, is it likely that Todd would have developed a more positive view of life?

3. Do the attitudes expressed about sex in this novel have anything to do with love?

4. How.....

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The Floating Opera from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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