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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 does John describe as being most entranced by the royal wedding?

2. Which adjective best describes Spunk?

3. What does John believe he blocked out?

4. In John's movie, what do the characters plan to sell?

5. Who punches a robber?

Short Essay Questions

1. What financial problems are revealed to John?

2. How does John's relationship with Martina progress?

3. Why does John sleep with Butch?

4. What kind of life does Fielding seem to be obsessed with?

5. Is Martina ideal for John as a romantic partner?

6. What makes John's relationship with Martina the antithesis of his relationship with Selina?

7. How does Spunk contrast Caduta and Lorne?

8. In what ways are Butch and Selina similar?

9. Why does John have trouble having sex with Martina?

10. Is John misogynistic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the title "Money: A Suicide Note" significant? What is the keyword in the title, and does the title follow through in terms of plot?

Essay Topic 2

How does John develop as a character over the course of the novel? What are the major events that shape him, and what do they shape him into?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Fielding's motivation to hurt John. Why does he want to hurt John? Is this a reasonable plot twist?

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