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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 Sandor ask Herzog to do while Herzog is staying at Sandor's?

2. What is Herzog's book about?

3. What can Madeleine not recall at the end of Chapter 2?

4. According to Herzog's letter, what is grief?

5. Who picks Herzog up at the ferry station?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Herzog do the next morning with Ramona?

2. What happens at Father Herzog's bootlegging deal?

3. Why is Herzog upset at the city courthouse?

4. Who is George Hoberly?

5. What reminds Herzog of Madeleine?

6. Who is Madeleine?

7. Who is Ramona?

8. How does June react when she sees Herzog in Chapter 8?

9. Why does Herzog write a letter in his mind to Sandor Himmelstein?

10. How does Herzog feel about Ramona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herzog is not faithful to either of his wives, having affairs behind both of their backs. Yet when Madeleine has an affair with Valentine, Herzog is outraged. Explore why Herzog believes his affairs with other women are okay and should be tolerated, while Madeleine's affair is cause for divorce. What is Herzog's reasoning behind each of his affairs (with Sono, Madeleine while he was with Daisy, and Wanda, among others)? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Social roles play a part in character development. The novel takes place during the 1960s. What are the expected, typical social roles of men and women during this time? Choose three of the main characters (Herzog, Daisy, Madeleine, Valentine, Ramona), and explain how each either fits or goes against the typical social roles of the time. How do these roles impact the novel? Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

A major theme in the novel is sanity or the lack thereof. How are sanity and insanity/mental instability portrayed in the novel? What does each represent? What characters fit into each category? How do the characters on the insanity side try to move towards sanity? Use specific examples from the text.

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