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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tod notice about Faye's room?

2. In addition to Homer and Tod, who is another of Faye's suitors?

3. Who does Tod learn has moved in with Homer?

4. What does Faye do on the day after Harry's funeral?

5. Who goes to Homer's house with Tod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the unusual setting of Claude Estee's house. What is Claude trying to communicate about himself through the style of the house and its eccentricities? Does Tod feel comfortable there? Why does Tod return there at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are Faye's goals in life? Are they realistic? Why does Tod not figure into Faye's plans? Why does she attach herself to characters like Homer and Earle despite the fact that they cannot advance her goals?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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