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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 the narrator think many great ideas are invented?
2. The narrator now understands that _______________ bet against the school team and disabled the star player in the laxative contest.
3. What happens to the narrator's car in the Lincoln Tunnel?
4. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
5. What name is given to the chubby Chipmunk after he gets sick?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Big Al during the contest and what does the narrator realize about Umbaugh's actions years later?
2. Why does the narrator question his impatience to get through the tunnel?
3. What is the premise of A FISTFUL OF FIG NEWTONS?
4. How does the narrator's experience on the troop train parallel his journey through the Lincoln Tunnel and how does he cope with such circumstances?
5. Name some New Jersey characteristics that make it the butt of comedians' jokes.
6. Who is Ernie and what happened to him during the narrator's story of KP duty?
7. How did Proust and Balzac block out the world and what does that same thing for the narrator?
8. In what circumstances does the narrator find himself as the novel opens and how does he perceive his circumstances?
9. How did the narrator conquer the tailgater just by using his mental prowess?
10. What does the narrator think about the New Jersey traffic circles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a character study of the narrator. What are his physical characteristics? What are his personality traits? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What else can you say about the narrator?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the format of the book. How does the narrator distinguish between current activity and flashbacks to his past? What is the difference is style and tone? Are the differentiations separated visually in any way? How did this improve your reading of this book?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the narrator is always positioned as an "everyman" in each of the stories. Define what is meant by "everyman" and cite two examples in which the narrator assumes this role. Was he comfortable knowing he was neither brain nor brawn, but a curious observer? Explain.
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