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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 Hella say Americans should never do?

2. Where does Giovanni stay while awaiting his trial?

3. What begins to seem unclean to David?

4. What surprises David about seeing Hella again?

5. What does David criticize about Giovanni?

Short Essay Questions

1. David suggests the garbage in the city goes to where?

2. Why does David stare at the sailor on the street?

3. What does David notice about the American men at American Express?

4. Why does Giovanni smash a cognac glass in Part Two: Chapter Three?

5. Why does David take on the role of housewife while Giovanni is at the bar?

6. Why is Giovanni home when David returns from his tryst with Sue?

7. What does Giovanni say will happen to him, if he and David are separated and why?

8. Why does the newspaper sensationalize Guillaume's murder?

9. Why does David contemplate suicide?

10. What is Hella worried about, upon seeing David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay to support or refute the following statement, citing examples from the text: David primarily becomes involved with Giovanni because he does not want his youth to pass him by.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze one of the following relationships, citing examples from the text.

1) Giovanni and Guillaume.

2) Giovanni and David.

3) David and Hella.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout his childhood, David struggled to gain control over his masculinity.

1) When does David first begin to struggle with his masculinity?

2) What actions does he take in an effort to be more masculine?

3) Do these efforts pay off? Why or why not?

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