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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 does Rashid say they teach the children?

2. What does the torturer do after he pushes Julien to the floor?

3. Out of what has the street vendor made his 'little city'?

4. Who had Charlie wanted to tend to him in his old age?

5. In which city does George say he can speak to Bill safely?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karen do with the spoon?

2. How does the boy torture the prisoner?

3. Why is it unlikely anyone will identify Bill's body?

4. Summarize the novel.

5. What does Rashid say about the identity of the people of his nation?

6. Why does Charlie say George is an interesting sort of academic?

7. What does Karen watch on TV at Brita's apartment?

8. What does Bill argue about with George Haddad?

9. What does Bill think about Charlie?

10. Why doesn't George like using a word processor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author represent the life of a writer? What is his representation trying to express within the context of the story? Is it an accurate representation?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

What are Bill's views on life? How relevant are these views considering that he has been a recluse for so long? Does a writer have a responsibility to be a part of society?

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