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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 the Librarian compare the sounds of the accordion to at the beginning of Chapter 36?
2. Which of the following does the Colonel NOT give as a possible reason for his work as a soldier?
3. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?
4. What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave?
5. What does the Librarian compare looking for her mind to?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator's shadow say he developed his plan of escape in Chapter 38?
2. What does the narrator do after arriving in his apartment in Chapter 31?
3. Which situation does the narrator define as "despair" in Chapter 33?
4. Explain what the Professor says is a way out of the situation the narrator finds himself in in Chapter 27 and why it would work.
5. Explain the importance of belief as described in Chapter 34.
6. Why does the narrator say looking for the Librarian's mind is not like looking for raindrops?
7. Explain the significance of the song "Danny Boy" for the narrator's life.
8. Describe how the narrator's shadow is living at the beginning of Chapter 32.
9. What doubts about leaving the Town does the narrator voice to his shadow in Chapter 32?
10. How does the narrator react to the musical instruments in Chapter 28?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Tokyo narrator's escapist tendencies, giving several concrete examples.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the first two chapters of the book. In the first chapter, the narrator is stuck in an elevator. In the second chapter, the beasts and the coming of autumn are described. Compare and contrast the tone of both of these chapters.
Essay Topic 3
Describe what the narrator refers to in Chapter 35 as "despair", "disillusionment" and "hell" and explain why he says he's unable to create a better life for himself.
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