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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. How many hot dogs does Ignatius say he has sold?

2. What does Ignatius throw at Dorian?

3. How many times is Santa's mother arrested?

4. Whose new film do the women discuss?

5. What does Myrna ask Ignatius to describe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Clyde's reaction to seeing the newspaper article?

2. Why is Gus looking forward to escaping to Florida?

3. How does Irene react to Claude's kindness towards her?

4. Why does Ignatius want to create a political party centered around old sodomites?

5. What complaints does Clyde have about Ignatius' work in Chapter 9?

6. How do the characters react to Claude's aggression towards Mancuso in Chapter 8?

7. What is Ignatius' opinion on psychiatry?

8. What is Dr. Talc's reaction to seeing the newspaper article?

9. Summarize Chapter 9.

10. What characters does Ignatius think have caused his downfall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Toole's writing style. How would you describe Toole's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Toole's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1960's.

1) Why were student politics so important at that time ?

2) In what ways are the characters a product of their time? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does today's society share any values with 1960's America?

Essay Topic 3

Ignatius has a complicated relationship with his mother. Why is a mother's relationship with her child so important? What kind of emotions has she felt seeing her child grow ? How does a child act if he is spoiled or overprotected by his mother? How has Ignatius' upbringing affected him?

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