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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 does Homer drop in the woman's lap?

2. What does Homer see in the woman's hotel room?

3. In what room does the answer to #17 live?

4. Where is Claude waiting for Tod?

5. What was Harry's former profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Harry Greener?

2. How does Homer meet the woman that is a big part of his painful memories?

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

4. Explain how the cock fight in Homer's garage is a scene of foreshadowing.

5. How does Homer manage his infatuation with Faye?

6. Describe Homer's personality.

7. Why has Tod come to Hollywood?

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

9. Explain how Tod gets in his own way when trying to make any progress with Faye.

10. Who is Claude Estee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Tod is so persistent in his pursuit of Faye even though she has told him she cannot love him. Is Tod obtuse? Is he a hopeless romantic? Or does he simply think he will wear down Faye's resistance with his persistence?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Earle Shoop. Why is Faye attracted to him? What is the nature of their relationship? What are Earle's intentions toward Faye? Is she ignorant of these or does she want to push the limits of her life just to see what will happen?

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