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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 the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?

2. An individual is justified in being what according to the law of heightened consciousness?

3. While the writer admits that spite may not provide a valid reason for revenge, why does he then say this might occur?

4. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?

5. How does the writer describe his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the writer quit working?

2. What does the writer think is the purpose of intelligence?

3. How does the writer feel about this excuse for revenge and what justification does he state would lead his to revenge?

4. Who does the writer state is the antithesis of a normal person?

5. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 1, the writer provides the reader with a self description. How does the writer describe himself?

6. The writer states the continual fighting seen throughout the ages is a display of what character flaw of man?

7. What does the writer say about a person who groans with pain?

8. Why does the writer feel men take revenge?

9. In the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, the writer poses a question about revenge. How does he state that men are able to take revenge on another?

10. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The writer states that there are some things a man cannot tell his closest friends and even some things that man cannot be honest about with himself. He then comments that he will try to be honest when writing his notes. Do you think the writer is truly honest with himself throughout the entire book?

If yes, explain your answer. If no, does the writer ever become fully honest with himself and, if so, at what point?

Essay Topic 2

All stories have conflict. Describe the type or types of conflict expressed in this story and if or how they are resolved by the end of the story.

Essay Topic 3

The writer discusses men of action. What does he say about men of action? How does he feel about these men? Does he think of himself as a man of action? Why or why not?

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