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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 much of Ignatius' money is missing?

2. Who is starting to appear in Ignatius dreams?

3. What is affecting Ignatius' valve in this chapter?

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

5. What would Ignatius prefer to a psychiatric ward?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize the final chapter.

4. Describe Dorian and Ignatius' fight.

5. What does Dorain say about his life and family in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

9. How does Ignatius react to Myrna's presence?

10. What does Ignatius hope his new political party will achieve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Why? Do the share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in New Orleans.

1) What meaning does New Orleans bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in New Orleans?

2) How different do you think today's New Orleans is to the New Orleans in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's New Orleans?

3) How do you think the setting contributes to the novel's humor?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character Ignatius examine the way Toole uses the other characters in the story. Does she use him or her for dramatic effect or comic aside? When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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