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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 her response when he tells her he has no money?

2. Of what is he also afraid?

3. When does this section take place?

4. What does Kathleen know when he says he will?

5. How are Kathleen and Eliezer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives before Kathleen? Describe their behavior. How does the protagonist respond to this.

2. What is Kathleen's response to this story?

3. Why does Kathleen begin to cry?

4. How does this scene open?

5. Where can Kathleen not reach the protagonist? How does she deal with this?

6. What does the protagonist realize he wants to do? How does the girl react?

7. How does the section begin?

8. What does Kathleen ask of Eliezer?

9. Describe the protagonist's story about his teacher.

10. Why is the protagonist not able to make love to the girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cab accident acts as a catalyst.

Part 1) How does it act as a catalyst?

Part 2) What does the protagonist learn about himself through this accident?

Part 3) How has the protagonist changed because of this accident? Why?

Essay Topic 2

When lying on the ground, the protagonist is reminded of a poem by Dylan Thomas that says, "rage, rage, against the dying of the light."

Part 1) Why might he think of this poem?

Part 2) How does this contrast with his actions and feelings?

Part 3) How does this poem reflect the beliefs of others in the play?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist is not named until Section 6.

Part 1) What is his name? Why is it not known until Section 6?

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for keeping him anonymous for over half of the novel?

Part 3) How might this reflect how both the author and main character feel about themselves?

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