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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 did Lancelot claim to Elgin he was afraid of at the end of Chapter 4?
2. What does Lancelot admit to his friend at the end of Chapter 5?
3. What did Tex nag Lancelot about after dinner?
4. What did Lancelot do the night he learned of his wife's infidelity?
5. In Chapter 4, what does Lancelot refer to Lucy as?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the money in Lancelot's father's sock drawer prove to Lancelot?
2. How does Lancelot appear to be growing more unstable as the story continues?
3. How does Lancelot explain that the girl in the room next to his is still virginal after the brutal attack she suffered?
4. How does Lancelot attempt to talk to the girl in the room next door?
5. What happened to Lancelot's job when he married Margot?
6. When does Lancelot claim to remember why he is in the hospital?
7. Why is Lancelot telling his story to Harry?
8. What is the difference between Lancelot's attraction to each wife?
9. How did Lancelot know the Grand Kleagle and what did he do to him?
10. Instead of going upstairs after dinner, where did Lancelot go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the movie industry and movies symbolize to the different characters in the book? Do the different types of movies symbolize different thing? Explain the symbolism of the movies for Lancelot, Margot and Lucy.
Essay Topic 2
What is the moral of the story? Is there one? Support your answer with evidence from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Lancelot says that "All he had to do was solve the mystery of the universe, which may be difficult but is not as difficult as living an ordinary life." Do you believe that Lancelot's statement accurately portrays his character? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the book.
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