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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. The narrator says that in Bruce Springsteen songs you can either "stay and rot" or what?
2. Who says, "I don't care if you've got the blues. It's OK. And I wasn't fooled by you acting all cool about... what's her name"?
3. Who does the main character go to visit in Chapter 11?
4. Whom does the narrator say that Marie looks like?
5. What song does Marie say is about a breakup with her ex?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens the morning after Rob sleeps with Marie?
2. Who is Laura? How long has the protagonist known her?
3. What does the performer at the club do after her performance? How does the protagonist react?
4. Who is Dick? Describe this character.
5. Where does the protagonist work? How does he describe this place?
6. Who is the final woman on Rob's list? How did their relationship come about?
7. What does Rob recall about how he met Laura? What song did she request?
8. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?
9. How does the protagonist discover who "Ian" is? How does he recall this character?
10. What were the narrator's first two relationships like and how did they end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of stagnancy versus progress in High Fidelity. How does this theme apply to the protagonist? How does it apply to the other characters? Give examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of sexual jealousy in High Fidelity. How does this theme drive the protagonist's actions? How does it reflect in the other characters? What does this phrase mean in relation to the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of death and dying in High Fidelity. How does the death of Laura's father create a transition in the protagonist? How does the revelation of death interact with the narrator's fears of relationships?
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