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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 time is Laura's father's funeral?

2. What does Charlie put on artificially and for no apparent reason?

3. What does Charlie say that Marco seemed more of, compared with Rob?

4. What does the narrator say to Ian on the phone before hanging up?

5. What is Laura's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to make Rob walk out after the funeral?

2. What happens on Rob's birthday? Who calls?

3. What happens when Laura comes to move her things out? How long does this take?

4. What does the protagonist ask about while out with his second girlfriend? How does she react?

5. Who is Jackie? Why does Rob go to see her? What does he learn there?

6. Why does Ian phone Rob? What is their conversation? How is Rob once it ends?

7. What does Rob remark about the times after he and Laura got back together in Chapter 29?

8. Who stops outside the shop to look at a flier? Why does he speak to Barry?

9. Who does the narrator phone last on his list? What happens on this call?

10. Who are Paul and Miranda? What happens when Rob meets them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss irony in High Fidelity. Define the term in its different uses and give examples of each. What does the narrator mean when he refers directly to irony early in the novel? What is the overriding irony of this character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss music as both a symbol and a theme in the novel. What does music symbolize to each of the main characters? How is it thematic to the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the main character in High Fidelity. How do we know this character's thoughts and feelings? What are the objectives which drive the character's actions?

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