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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. The men of Fujisaki visited the Zendo in New York

2. Between Tony's tongue-lashing and Lionel's incessant chattering, Detective Seminole gets exasperated and

3. The special guests arriving for the evening Zazen sessions were

4. When he gets bored driving, Lionel cannot

5. Lionel learns from Loomis that Ullman was an accountant for Fujisaki, a management corporation which is

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank try to change Julia when they marry and return to Brooklyn?

2. Explain Frank Minna's saying, Wheels within wheels.

3. Who is Roshi and what does he tell Lionel about Frank?

4. When he returns from exile, what does Frank tell The Clients?

5. When Kimmery stops answering her phone, what is Lionel's next course of action?

6. When Lionel meets Julia at the Lighthouse, what does think Gerard is doing for her?

7. Describe the marital relationship between Frank and Julia.

8. Describe how the conversation with Detective Seminole changes the attitude between Tony and Lionel.

9. What does Lionel do for Frank that none of the other Minna Men do, and what does it imply?

10. Discuss how Lionel thinks he is like an airbag?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Consider Frank's murder as an inciting incident in the novel. 2) Consider Frank's hiring of the Minna Men in the story. or 3) Consider Julia's meeting Gerard as an inciting incident. In an essay, explain the the situation you are describing, and how this incident contributes to the development of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

When Lionel asks Frank, "Who did this to you?" he replies with a joke about Irving. 1) Write an essay identifying three ways in which this exchange contributes to the development of the plot of the story. 2) Write an essay identifying the importance of jokes to the development of plot in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Lionel identifies with several people and things in the story. Explain why he identifies with 1) Food, 2) Frank or 3) Kimmery and consider how each relationship contributes to the theme of the novel.

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