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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 Juanamma Kramer fear?

2. What is the name of the doctor that Thurber helps?

3. What does Thurber say the cloud of his special discomfiture followed him like?

4. Complete the following sentence; mistaken exits and__

5. Who calls Thurber the main trouble with this university?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thurber have problems with his gymnasium class?

2. Summarize chapter nine.

3. How does the mood if the book change in this chapter?

4. Who was Jack Johnson?

5. Why does Thurber claim that even Lord Jim found it difficult to run away?

6. Summarize the book.

7. How does Bassum try to help Bolenciecwcz pass his exams?

8. How does Thurber cope with the military drills?

9. How does Muggs deal with mice?

10. What does Thurber say about hypnotism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between fiction and non-fiction in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

Essay Topic 3

What are Thurber's opinions on war and the military? How does he express these opinions?

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