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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. According to Herzog, what do nice girls marry for?

2. About what does Herzog write the President?

3. In Chapter 3, what is Herzog not sure he still has?

4. What does Herzog say is a "theatrical event" for Madeleine?

5. What does Sandor do with the money Herzog gives him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about Herzog's friend, Lucas Asphalter?

2. Who is George Hoberly?

3. Why does Herzog travel to Chicago in Chapter 7?

4. Who is Madeleine?

5. What does Herzog say to Ramona during their encounter at the Tuttles?

6. Decribe Shura Herzog.

7. What does Geraldine Portnoy's letter say?

8. What does Herzog write to Marco?

9. What does Herzog do after he arrives at Libbie Vane's home?

10. Why is Herzog leaving the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The story uses three different points of view: Herzog as a first person narrator, the epistolary view (Herzog's letters), and the third person, in which the reader is allowed to know what Herzog is thinking. How do these three points of view help or hurt the story? How do the various viewpoints provide information to the reader? Explore how each point of view impacts the novel. Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Madeleine is one of the main characters of the story. While most of what the reader knows about Madeleine is through Herzog, the reader also sees Madeleine in action during the confrontation at the police station. Herzog believes that Madeleine is paranoid and mentally unstable. Why does he think this? Is Madeleine really unstable or does Herzog conveniently see her that way? What events support or contradict Herzog's views of Madeleine's personality and character? Use specific examples from the text.

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