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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 had Jakob hoped would happen upon marrying Alex?
2. What spoils the sex between Jakob and Alex?
3. What does Athos say luck requires?
4. What does Athos do for relaxation?
5. Where do Athos and Jakob take up residence in Toronto?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Biskupin and what happens to it?
2. What is the Beskupin site?
3. What did Jakob Beer witness as he hid in the bog?
4. What does Kostas say about Palamas and Sikelianos?
5. How does Bella continue to impact Jakob's life?
6. What thoughts does Jakob have about the Catalan Atlas and history?
7. How does Jakob contrast history and memory?
8. How does Athos relate natural phenomenon to railroads and the Holocaust?
9. How does Jakob end up in Greece?
10. Why do Athos and Jakob identify with explorers of Antarctica?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jakob offers the parable of a famed rabbi who travels incognito in shabby clothing and is ridiculed by passengers. When they find out who he is, they beg forgiveness, but he refuses, even on the Day of Awe, because they have wronged the man on the train, not himself. The moral: nothing erases an immoral act. When the victim is dead, only silence remains. Recorded history can be resurrected. Destruction turns presence into absence.
1. With research, explain what a parable is and why they might be used. Use examples from your own life and "Fugitive Pieces" to support your answer.
2. Do you think it is true that nothing erases an immoral act? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and the book to support your answer.
3. Discuss, in depth, what you think the following means: When the victim is dead, only silence remains. Recorded history can be resurrected. Destruction turns presence into absence. Use examples from your own life and "Fugitive Pieces" to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Anne Michaels.
2. What in Michaels' background may have helped her in writing "Fugitive Pieces"? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Fugitive Pieces". Questions that Michaels most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Michaels' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Michaels' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Michaels and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.
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