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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 is the Johnson Smith catalog distributed?
2. According to the narrator, how do Camper people drive?
3. What was the narrator's mother cooking for dinner?
4. Who was the character in the Charmin bathroom tissue commercials?
5. What might the archaeologists think the car is used for in a Chevrolet commercial?
Short Essay Questions
1. Define a BNA and cite some supporting examples.
2. What prompts the narrator's memory about the great ice cream war?
3. How does the narrator's experience in the Lincoln Tunnel mirror his demeanor during his school years?
4. How does the narrator speculate that the archaeologists might think the commercials are somehow religious media?
5. What scenario does the narrator imagine in which archaeologists discover television advertising and what are their perceptions of it?
6. What is the imaginary Sociology lecture the narrator gives on car culture and describe the differences between the Camper Crowd and Van people.
7. What are the differences in driving styles between the Camper Crowd and van people?
8. What was the worst case scenario of a BNA?
9. What are the typical bumper sticker messages found on campers as opposed to the stickers found on vans?
10. With what does the narrator credit the Johnson Smith catalog for being and how will it stand up as an American culture artifact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the overall settings for the stories. What is important about each setting as it is revealed? What are the time periods of the stories? How important are the time periods to the attitudes and issues of the people?
Essay Topic 2
Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Shepherd found as he traveled from place to place?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the significance of the book's title, "A FISTFUL OF FIG NEWTONS." Why did Shepherd choose this title? Is there an understood message in the title? Is there another title you can suggest that might be just as appropriate?
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