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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. Where does Ignatius want to release his natural impulses?

2. Who would Jones like to find?

3. What does Santa want to do with Ignatius?

4. What does Mancuso read about in the bathroom stall?

5. Who does Ignatius fear will get in contact?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ignatius refuse to talk to priests?

3. What do Dorian and his friends think of Mancuso?

4. Describe Dorian and Ignatius' fight.

5. Why do Claude and Santa think Irene should put Ignatius in a charity hospital?

6. What does Myrna say in her letter in Chapter 12?

7. Summarize Chapter 9.

8. How does Annie react to the newspaper article?

9. In what way has Mancuso benefited from the raid at the Night and Day bar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at Communism in the sixties. What were people's views on Communism? Was there a Communist party in America? Was there any Communist literature? How was communism presented in the arts? Why was it represented in this way? Has this representation affected the way people think about Communism today?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "A Confederacy of Dunces is about nothing and, as such, has nothing of any importance to say about 1960's America." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

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