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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 is the title of Chapter 2 in the intro?

2. Marie is the narrator's what lover?

3. Who "steals" the narrator's girlfriend in Chapter 1 of the introduction?

4. According to the narrator, how many "men in this country have slept with ten or more women"?

5. How old is the narrator in Chapter 1 of the introduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?

2. What does the performer at the club do after her performance? How does the protagonist react?

3. Who does the narrator describe as his biggest love and hardest breakup? How did their relationship begin and end?

4. What does Rob ask Laura about Ian in Chapter 10? What does she respond?

5. Where are the narrator's parents when he goes to visit them? What does he do?

6. Describe the character of Barry. What does he do for employment?

7. Who is Laura? How long has the protagonist known her?

8. What does the narrator do in times of trouble? How does this console him?

9. Who is Dick's new girlfriend? What does Barry do when he hears news that Dick is dating someone?

10. What interaction does Barry have with a customer in the shop that angers Rob? How does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Dick and Barry. How are they similar? How are they different? How does the journey of each character relate to the other?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Laura and Marie. How are they similar? How are they different? What about each of them compels the narrator? What is the difference in his interactions with both?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss symbolism and motif in High Fidelity. In addition to music, what are other major motifs and symbols in the novel? What do they represent? Which characters do they reflect?

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