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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. Who is the friend of both the narrator and Laura who wishes they would get back together?
2. Where does the woman live who calls about the record collection in Chapter 6?
3. Which of these is in the top five recording artists of Penny?
4. 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"?
5. Marie is the narrator's what lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who comes to the shop on the Saturday after the main characters go to the pub? What happens?
2. How does the main character react to the pricing of the record collection?
3. What "astonishing" thing happens at the shop regarding "The Sid James Experience?"
4. What happens when the narrator's mother calls in Chapter 2?
5. Who is the final woman on Rob's list? How did their relationship come about?
6. What does Rob recall about how he met Laura? What song did she request?
7. Where does the protagonist work? How does he describe this place?
8. 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?
9. What does Rob ask Laura when they meet at a pub in Chapter 14? What does she reply?
10. How does Rob end up sleeping with Marie? How does Rob feel about their interaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the various uses of foreshadowing in the novel. Define what the term foreshadowing means and give examples of the text which reflect this literary technique. What is the purpose of foreshadowing in each of these instances?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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