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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 Joan's profession?

2. What is the scene in one of the bedroom paintings?

3. Where does Homer put the alarm clock?

4. What does Harry want Homer to do?

5. What does Faye's new boyfriend bring to the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tod's new friendship with Abe foreshadow what will come for Tod?

2. Describe Tod's accommodations in Hollywood.

3. Why is Tod unsure about Harry's illness at first?

4. What is Tod's opinion of why people come to California?

5. Describe the symbolism of the discarded film set debris that Tod sees as he walks to find Faye on the movie set.

6. Explain how Faye is getting in over her head with all her suitors?

7. What does Faye tell Tod about her new living arrangements?

8. What are Faye's plans now that Harry is dead?

9. In what way does Tod think he might be able to get closer to Faye?

10. Who is Harry Greener?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the foreshadowing of the battle scene Tod witnesses at the beginning of the novel. What does it signify for him later in the story? Why does the author open the story this way?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the circumstances surrounding Tod's move to California? From where had he come? Why did he make the move? What does he hope to do with his life?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Faye take an interest in Homer Simpson? Why is Homer too shy to even speak when he brings wine and flowers to the Greener apartment? What is it about Homer that makes Tod befriend him?

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