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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 is the Copégoro carrying to Leeds?

2. Of what object belonging to Ylayali's does the narrator think when he sees the green-haired Christ on the wall?

3. Where is the Copégoro going after Leeds?

4. Where had Queeny met Ylayali for the first time?

5. What is the theme of the article the narrator is writing at the beginning of Part Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator dodge the street whore's invitation?

2. Where does the narrator decide to live?

3. Why is the captain of the Copégoro reluctant to hire the narrator, and what is his compromise?

4. How does the narrator react to seeing Ylayali with 'The Duke'?

5. What happens to make the narrator lose faith in his play?

6. How does Queeny offend the narrator?

7. How does the narrator act towards Ylayali once they are upstairs?

8. Why does the narrator put himself in view of The Chief?

9. Why do you think Ylayali is disappointed in the narrator?

10. Why is the narrator moved into the family room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book. How does the author drive the narrative? How does the book's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of nameless characters in the book. How do they enhance the naturalism?

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