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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 informs Charlie that the IRS will not leave Charlie alone?
2. What is Naomi's new last name?
3. Who greets Humboldt and Renata at the nursing home door?
4. Who does Charlie run into during intermission at the Christmas Pageant?
5. Who does the Stronson's receptionist turn out to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. What thoughts does Charlie have during the intermission of a Christmas Pageant he is attending with his children?
2. As Charlie thinks about oblivion and death as being all we have to expect out of this world, what options present themselves to him in order to meet this end?
3. How does the reader come to realize how close Humboldt must have felt towards Uncle Waldemar?
4. When Charlie offers to put up the ransom for the return of Pierre, how does he expect to be repaid?
5. Why does Maggie plead Charlie's case to Stronson and get the charges dropped?
6. During Charlie's visit with Naomi, why does Naomi believe the two of them would never have made a lasting relationship together?
7. What happens to Corcoran's outlook when he repeats his romantic trip with his wife?
8. Why does Charlie begin to cry while watching the film in Paris with Rinaldo?
9. What is Charlie hoping to receive as he has now lived at the pension with Roger for ten weeks?
10. According to Humboldt's letter to Charlie, why does Charlie figure so prominently in his obsessions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider Humboldt's Treatment that he left to Charlie.
1) What, if anything, might Charlie learn about himself from this story?
2) Why would Charlie think Humboldt wrote this story for him? Is it about the money?
Essay Topic 2
In one of Charlie's conversations with Dr. Scheldt, he says, "Death is the dark backing that a mirror needs if we are to see anything."
What is the meaning of this statement?
How does the comparison of death and a mirror have special meaning to Charlie?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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