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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 Laura's profession?
2. What are the narrator's parents attending when he arrives in Chapter 11?
3. In what country does the novel take place?
4. Where do Dick and Barry both live?
5. What name does David call his sister in Chapter 1 of the introduction?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the protagonist work? How does he describe this place?
2. How does Rob assume Liz found out information which made her yell at him? What could she have found out?
3. What happens when the narrator's mother calls in Chapter 2?
4. Who is Dick? Describe this character.
5. Who is Dick's new girlfriend? What does Barry do when he hears news that Dick is dating someone?
6. 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?
7. Describe the character of Barry. What does he do for employment?
8. What does Rob say when he thinks of the progression of his and Laura's relationship?
9. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?
10. How does the protagonist discover who "Ian" is? How does he recall this character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the structure of High Fidelity. Define the terms exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action in your answer and explain where these are found in the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the use of narrative in High Fidelity. What is the voice and tense of the novel? How does this affect the reader? Could this novel have been written in a different voice or tense? Why or why not?
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