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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. How much does Rob offer as a compromise to the woman for the record collection?

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

3. What is the narrator upset his parents didn't tell him that they bought?

4. How much money does the woman ask for the record collection?

5. What name does David call his sister in Chapter 1 of the introduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rob ask Laura when they meet at a pub in Chapter 14? What does she reply?

2. What interaction does Barry have with a customer in the shop that angers Rob? How does he react?

3. What does Rob ask Laura about Ian in Chapter 10? What does she respond?

4. Who does the narrator describe as his biggest love and hardest breakup? How did their relationship begin and end?

5. 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?

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

7. Who comes to the shop on the Saturday after the main characters go to the pub? What happens?

8. How does the main character react to the pricing of the record collection?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss symbolism and motif in High Fidelity. In addition to music, what are other major motifs and symbols in the novel? What do they represent? Which characters do they reflect?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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