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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. How does Ellen act when company is present?

2. Where is the picture of David's mother kept?

3. In the future, when do Joey and David meet again?

4. Why is David reluctant to interact with Giovanni?

5. Where does the landlady ask David to leave his apartment key?

Short Essay Questions

1. When David tells Hella he loves her, what about the statement rings false?

2. Why does David want to continue dating Hella, even though he is in love with Giovanni?

3. How does Giovanni die?

4. David decides that he will do what, when Hella returns?

5. What judgment does Giovanni have for the country of France?

6. What does Giovanni say in an attempt to sabotage the relationship with Hella?

7. What is Giovanni's opinion of the physical relationship he shared with Guillaume?

8. When David became injured from driving drunk, how did his father react?

9. In retrospect, what does Jacques regret regarding Giovanni?

10. Now that David has begun a homosexual relationship, how does he feel about his decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David tries to pretend his first sexual encounter with a man was with Giovanni. In truth, David had a homosexual experience at a young age. Describe David's first homosexual encounter.

1) When and where did the encounter take place?

2) Who was involved?

3) How did this experience affect David?

Essay Topic 2

As David lost his mother at an early age, his upbringing was less traditional than others. Describe David's family life as a child.

1) How does the loss of his mother affect him?

2) Who raises him?

3) What is his relationship with his father?

Essay Topic 3

When Giovanni is sentenced to death, David is haunted by the notion. Write an essay examining the different ways David attempts to come to terms with Giovanni's sentence and why David metaphorically projects that sentence upon himself.

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