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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 Jones Jones say he is looking for?

2. Who has offered to pay Ignatius' hospital bill?

3. What does Ignatius want from Mancuso if he cannot have his book returned?

4. What name does Ignatius use to sign off in his journal?

5. What are the names of the three tough women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 9.

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

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

4. Describe Jones' idea for Darlene's act.

5. What does Ignatius write in his Social Note journal in chapter nine?

6. Summarize the final chapter.

7. Why does Ignatius refuse to talk to priests?

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

9. Describe the front page of the newspaper in Chapter 13.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of New York as Ignatius' promised land. In what way was New York different to New Orleans in the 1960's? What can Ignatius find in New York that he could not get at home?

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

Compare the Consolation of Philosophy to the novel. What comparisons can be drawn between A Confederacy of Dunces and the Consolation of Philosophy? Why do they think Ignatius uses Boethius' as a reference point?

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