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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 long letters does Charlie read while waiting on jury duty?
2. What is anthroposophy?
3. Who is Harold Flonzaley?
4. What kind of business does Frank Tigler own?
5. What does Humboldt say about Citrine winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Charlie goes to the Russian Baths to give Cantabile his money. What is Cantabile's demeanor like when he gets out of his car to meet Charlie outside the Baths?
2. Humboldt basically dies a failure in society's eyes. What, upon his death, brings him back to prominence?
3. Humboldt used to accuse Charlie of trying to spend his whole life in the upper stories of higher consciousness. What is Humboldt's definition of higher consciousness?
4. What is Humboldt's reaction when Charlie tells him that the Chair, Ricketts, cannot give Humboldt a Poetry Chair because of budgetary reasons?
5. What is the difference between Charlie's ex-wife, Denise, and his new girlfriend, Renata?
6. Why does Charlie think of the Mozartian Italian Denise likes, "Tutto tutto gia si sa" (Everything, everything about me was known)?
7. What does Charlie think Cantabile's rank and place in the organized crime world is?
8. What does Canabile seem to want from Charlie other than help for his wife?
9. How is Humboldt acting towards Kathleen after he loses the poetry chair at Princeton?
10. How does Denise keep up-to-date on world news to prepare for a cultural evening at the White House?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Charlie meets Cantabile at the Russian Baths, Cantabile intends to either hurt or humiliate Charlie. At the end of this section, Cantabile takes a different approach with Charlie.
Has Cantabile's need for Charlie's help changed his relationship with him?
What does Cantabile expect from Charlie in terms of a social relationship of any kind?
Should Charlie, in your opinion, acquiesce and help him?
Essay Topic 2
Renata marries Flonzaley without first informing Charlie. Describe Renata's reasoning for doing this. What is Charlie's reaction? Is he justified in his reaction?
Essay Topic 3
A tenant at the Madrid pension, Rebecca, makes advances towards Charlie. What prevents Charlie from going along with her? How would she compare to the other women who have been in his life?
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