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

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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 the narrator's father warn Morty that he'll turn his son into?
(a) A Shikse.
(b) A Communist.
(c) A Republican.
(d) A Goy.

2. What did the narrator write as his favorite profession when he was in eighth grade?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Actor.

3. What does the narrator say that the Monkey is, in his dad's terms?
(a) A "chippy."
(b) A call girl.
(c) A whore.
(d) A vixen.

4. Who had the Monkey previously married?
(a) A French industrialist.
(b) An Italian painter.
(c) A French chef.
(d) A Jewish architect.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 6, "Doctor, maybe other patients dream--with me, everything _______."
(a) Means something.
(b) Is dreams.
(c) Happens.
(d) Ends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say that Bubbles is growing?

3. How much money did the narrator pay to the prostitute in Italy?

4. Where is the Monkey from?

5. What nickname did the narrator have for his college girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator recall which might be "the root of his problems" in Chapter 4 regarding his mother?

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

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

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

5. Why did Alex and Kay almost marry? What caused him to end the relationship?

6. What does the narrator say about the Monkey's life story in Chapter 4?

7. What is the title of Chapter 5? What does this refer to?

8. What does Alex say he sometimes fantasizes about in Chapter 6?

9. Who is the second shikse Alex speaks about being involved with in Chapter 5? How is she described?

10. What, according to the narrator, are the worst sins he has committed in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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