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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 happens to Harry during his sales pitch?

2. Where did Tod go to college?

3. What does Mrs. Jenning call her customers?

4. What does Homer eat for his dinner?

5. What does Homer recall in his memory?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tod come to spend his evenings with Harry even if Faye is not home?

3. What is the significance of Harry's death for Faye?

4. What were the circumstances of Homer Simpson's move to California?

5. Who is Mrs. Jenning?

6. How does the author indicate that Homer has some serious personal issues?

7. Describe the lonely life that Homer now has in California.

8. How does Tod view the possibility of any relationship with Faye at this point?

9. How does Tod prepare to speak to Faye one more time about working at Mrs. Jenning's?

10. Describe Homer's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Homer's cottage. Why did he choose it? Is it consistent with Homer's personality? Does it reflect him or not? Why did the author put Homer in this setting?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Faye Greener. Why is Tod so infatuated with her even though she is younger than he? How can Tod look beyond Faye's shallow and self-centered personality and want to spend time with her? What does Faye represent for Tod?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Harry Greener's death? For the entertainment industry? For Faye? For Tod?

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