Portnoy's Complaint Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Portnoy's Complaint Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bubbles' father do for a living?
(a) Drives a truck.
(b) Drives a taxi.
(c) Works in the circus.
(d) Drives a bus.

2. How old was the narrator in 1950?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seventeen.

3. Whom did the narrator invite back to his hotel while on the trip in Chapter 6?
(a) A Jewish Lieutenant.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A Jewish maid.
(d) A comedian.

4. What does the narrator say that Bubbles is growing?
(a) Breasts.
(b) Arm hair.
(c) A plant.
(d) A moustache.

5. What is the name of the radio play the narrator writes in his youth?
(a) Shikse's Revenge.
(b) Free and Brave.
(c) Songs of Communism.
(d) Let Freedom Ring!

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the essay, "The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life"?

2. What feature does the narrator hate of his own?

3. What is one of the books the narrator buys for the Monkey?

4. What does the Monkey threaten to do if the narrator won't marry her?

5. What is the name of the strip club the narrator speaks of going to when he was underage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Alex feel about having "a real" relationship with the Monkey?

2. Where did Alex go on a trip with Kay? What does Alex say about his experience with Kay's family?

3. What attracts Alex to Naomi? How does he express his feelings for her?

4. How does the narrator's first sexual experience occur with Bubbles?

5. What does Alex say about the photo of Jesus in Bubbles's house?

6. What does the narrator say about his resentment for his Jewishness and shikses in Chapter 4?

7. How does Alex describe the "Sunday morning ritual" in his neighborhood?

8. What does Alex suggest that the Monkey says are his worst sins?

9. What story does Alex tell of the Monkey with the married couple?

10. Where does Alex speak of taking a trip with the Monkey in Chapter 5? What did the voices of his parents say in his head as he drove?

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