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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 does Laura suggest will give Rob a lift to the funeral?

2. Where has Charlie been away on business when she returns Rob's call?

3. What does Rob introduce as their latest "top five list" to the guys in Chapter 25?

4. Where does the narrator hide to avoid being seen by Laura after the funeral?

5. What does Barry want to put up in the shop, which Rob refuses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rob's experience at Charlie's house?

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

4. Who does Rob attend the funeral with? How does he feel about it? What do they talk about on the ride there?

5. Who does Charlie want Rob to meet? Why? How does he feel about it?

6. Where does Rob meet Sarah? What happens while they are out together?

7. What does Liz tell Rob when she asks him out for a drink in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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 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 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?

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