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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. Why does Laura say her mother asked Rob to the funeral?

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

3. Where does the narrator go with Marie to see T-Bone play in Chapter 20?

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

5. What does Laura say she threw at the after-funeral house as well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 comes into the shop unannounced in Chapter 22? Why?

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

7. What is Rob's interaction with Alison Ashworth's parents?

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

9. Where does Rob go to hide from Laura after the funeral? What does she say to him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of stagnancy versus progress in High Fidelity. How does this theme apply to the protagonist? How does it apply to the other characters? Give examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rob as a symbol for "modern man." In what ways does this character's traits reflect an entire generation? How do his actions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of narrative in High Fidelity. What is the voice and tense of the novel? How does this affect the reader? Could this novel have been written in a different voice or tense? Why or why not?

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