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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. What is the subject of Jim's latest brags?

2. With whom does Jim have an affair?

3. Jim is a big talker and always brags about _____________________.

4. What effect does this work style have on the two men?

5. How does Norman feel about Jim after the affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norman perceive Jim?

2. Why does Norman make this decision?

3. What does Norman observe about Jim's behavior with the other men?

4. How does Norman regain some composure after his trying days with Jim?

5. What happens when Jim invites Norman to his home for dinner?

6. What is Jim's wintertime job?

7. How does Norman come to feel about Jim?

8. What does Jim do while the prostitutes are working?

9. Why is Norman especially annoyed when Jim has an affair with a local woman?

10. How is Jim's behavior at dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of Jim's final letter to Norman describing Jim's conquest of a large woman. Why did Jim send such a letter? Does he think the large woman is some sort of trophy? What does he want Norman to know from this letter? Would Jim be surprised to learn that Norman thinks that Jim has finally met his match in the large woman?

Essay Topic 2

Do you feel that Norman is drawn to Bill Bell because Bill is a father symbol to Norman? Norman is seventeen years old and has his own father with whom he has a good relationship so why is Bill's opinion of him so important to Norman? Is Norman's age and inexperience a factor in Norman's feelings? Does he still need the approval of an older male figure, regardless of the circumstances? Explain your opinions.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the irony in Norman's being punished and sent to a mountaintop location with spectacular vistas. Does Bill know that Norman will not be especially industrious on the mountaintop? Is the lesson one in which Norman is supposed to meditate on his mistakes and emerge with a different point of view? By opening up Norman's vistas, is Bill also opening up his mind and attitude?

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