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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. Which of these is in the top five recording artists of Penny?
2. What is the narrator's name in High Fidelity?
3. Where did Marie move from?
4. What is the narrator upset his parents didn't tell him that they bought?
5. In what year does Chapter 3 of the introduction take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the character of Barry. What does he do for employment?
2. Who does the narrator describe as his biggest love and hardest breakup? How did their relationship begin and end?
3. What does Rob recall about how he met Laura? What song did she request?
4. What interaction does Barry have with a customer in the shop that angers Rob? How does he react?
5. What happens when the narrator's mother calls in Chapter 2?
6. What does the performer at the club do after her performance? How does the protagonist react?
7. Where does the protagonist work? How does he describe this place?
8. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?
9. What "astonishing" thing happens at the shop regarding "The Sid James Experience?"
10. 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?
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
Discuss the stylistic elements of High Fidelity. What is unique about this novel in terms of structure and style? How does this reflect the traits of its protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the phrase, spoken by the narrator, "What you like is more important than what you are like." What does this phrase mean? How does it apply to the novel? Is the character proved right or wrong by the end of the novel?
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