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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. Whose music is playing in the shop when Marie comes in?

2. What name does the narrator use to refer to the famous American singer-songwriter who broke Marie's heart?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2 in the intro?

4. Who does Marie bring onstage for her encore in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the narrator's mother calls in Chapter 2?

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

4. What were the narrator's first two relationships like and how did they end?

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

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

7. How does Rob assume Liz found out information which made her yell at him? What could she have found out?

8. What "astonishing" thing happens at the shop regarding "The Sid James Experience?"

9. Why do Barry and Rob have a fight in Chapter 9?

10. Who is Dick? Describe this character.

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

Define the terms "colloquialism," "idiom," and "dialogue." Discuss some of the colloquialism and idioms from the text and what they mean. Do the colloquialisms limit the novel? Were they used in the other adaptations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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