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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip?
2. Who is the young French girl drinking with the black American soldiers?
3. Where will the narrator be staying while in Autun?
4. Who is the only friend of Billy's that Cristina says she likes?
5. Which characteristic best describes why Philip is a good photographer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Philip and Anne-Marie's relationship begins to alter and what the basis for the transition is.
2. How do thoughts of Philip and Anne-Marie's intimacy make the narrator feel even more alone?
3. How does the narrator spend his first full day in Autun?
4. What is revealed about Philip's personality from his actions?
5. How does Philip view Anne-Marie's subordination and how does he plan to capitalize on it?
6. What is the outcome of Cristina and Billy's attempt to fix the narrator up with their friend, Alix?
7. Why is the narrator leaving one city and what is his destination as the novel begins?
8. How does the narrator pass his winter days in public but not really engaging with anyone?
9. What does the narrator find at Anne-Marie's that makes him think about how advantageous Philip is and whether he should warn Anne-Marie about Philip?
10. What part does arrogance play in the narrator's solitary lifestyle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. What did the author mean by calling the novel A SPORT AND A PASTIME? Cite an example to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of the narrator, Anne-Marie, Cristina and Billy. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.
Essay Topic 3
Salter uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.
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