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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. Who is VQ/Giblets that Harry is asked to report to?

2. Who is Harry sharing an apartment with in Berlin?

3. What does Kittredge use to try and revolutionize her experiments?

4. In Omega X, what is revealed about Kittredge and Hugh from the CIA agent?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what does Kittredge talk to Harry about as they go for a walk alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Harry's issues with authority reemerge in Part IV, Chapters 7 - 13?

2. How do the ghosts that Kittredge mentions tend to arise at times of particular stress and challenge?

3. How does Harry begin to fall even more in line with the accepted social mores of his country and era in Part III, Chapters 1 - 7?

4. What does Harry discover about Kittredge and Dix Butler in Omega XII?

5. How is Harry described as a child?

6. How is the growing difference between who Harry is as a CIA agent and whom he feels like enumerated in Part II, Chapters 1 - 4?

7. In Omega I through Omega VII, Harry spends a lot of time discussing his childhood and background. How are these connections important to him?

8. How does Kittredge get into experimenting with LSD?

9. During Harry's first days in Berlin, what things are illuminated?

10. How does Kittredge show her duplicity when leaving Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Harlot's Ghost", Part IV, Chapters 31 - 36, deals with endings. Several of Harry's endings in his life and a few others. Examine the theme of endings in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". What is the definition of an ending? What type of endings are there in "Harlot's Ghost"? How is Harry affected by these different endings in his life? Is he worse off or better off? Where at in Harry's life is he at when all these endings happen? Do they all happen about the same time?

Essay Topic 2

Harry's life in Part II, Chapters 11 - 16, is dominated by strong male figures, the most important of which are Harlot and Harvey. Analyze the characters of Harlot and Harvey, examining how they dominate Harry's life. How is Harry beginning to orchestrate his seeming independence from Harvey? How do Hugh's clam that the agency functions as "soldiers of God" fall in line with Harry succumbing to the morals of a patriarchy? How have the both shaped Harry as a man?

Essay Topic 3

"Harlot's Ghost" is the story Harry Hubbard's adventures in the CIA and life. Throughout the book, he goes through tremendous changes and is no longer that same person as he was at the beginning of his life. Explore the theme of coming of age, and analysis the changes in Harry's character throughout the novel. What does coming of age mean? How did meeting Kittredge change Harry's life? How have Harry's ideals and goals changed throughout his life? What has Harry learned about himself and life?

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