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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 did Barry compile and give a woman he was interested in, which she hit him with?
2. According to the narrator, how many "men in this country have slept with ten or more women"?
3. How much time has passed between Laura's leaving and the phone call from the woman with the album collection?
4. What music does Marie put on in the morning with the narrator?
5. Where does the woman live who calls about the record collection in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the main character react to the pricing of the record collection?
2. What does the protagonist think of the idea of going to the movies with his parents? Who does he see at the cinema who depresses him?
3. Who is the final woman on Rob's list? How did their relationship come about?
4. What does the protagonist think when he sees the record collection of the woman who called? Why does she have the price she does for the collection?
5. What "astonishing" thing happens at the shop regarding "The Sid James Experience?"
6. What happens the morning after Rob sleeps with Marie?
7. Who is Dick? Describe this character.
8. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to hear music in Chapter 5? Who do they hear? How does the main character react?
9. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?
10. Who does the narrator describe as his biggest love and hardest breakup? How did their relationship begin and end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss irony in High Fidelity. Define the term in its different uses and give examples of each. What does the narrator mean when he refers directly to irony early in the novel? What is the overriding irony of this character?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of "growing up" in the novel. How does this apply to the protagonist? How is this theme reflective of his relationships? What is this theme's relevance to the journey on which the narrator goes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the main character in High Fidelity. How do we know this character's thoughts and feelings? What are the objectives which drive the character's actions?
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