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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 hates cold showers?

2. Where does Scott take Brita after dinner?

3. Why doesn't Bill want his third novel published?

4. What does Scott give Brita to eat?

5. To what does Brita say Scott is her guide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Karen both scare and delight Bill?

2. Why doesn't Karen think Scott minds her sleeping with Bill?

3. What does Karen think of her parents?

4. Why does Brita say she is scared of writers?

5. How does Karen escape her cousins at the airport?

6. How does the author describe Maureen?

7. How does Scott become acquainted with Karen?

8. What does Charlie remember fondly about the fifties?

9. How does Karen describe Andy Warhol?

10. With what does Scott say he has experience since his time in the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the novel start and end with a wedding? What are the similarities and differences between the two weddings? What different meaning do they give the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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