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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. When do investment professionals advise "top-slicing" investments?

2. Who does the narrator watch for a while from the coffee shop window?

3. Where does Catherine suggest investing in charitable works?

4. Which of the following does the narrator tell Naz his building has to have?

5. Where is Catherine flying to London from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Early in Part II, what project does the narrator become engrossed in?

2. What does the narrator's physical therapist focus on during his recovery?

3. What does the narrator see at David Simpson's party that changes his life?

4. What does the narrator tell his friends about his settlement?

5. How does the narrator view his ongoing relationship with Catherine?

6. What are the terms of the narrator's settlement?

7. What group of employees does the narrator have a particularly difficult time working with?

8. What does Matthew Younger suggest to the narrator about his investments in Part II?

9. What does the narrator do when he hears about the amount of his settlement?

10. What do Greg and Catherine advise the narrator to do with his settlement money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some elements of the physical world that repulse and stymie the narrator, and why do these elements seem to have the triggering effect they do? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think McCarthy chose the title Remainder for this book? What do you think McCarthy intends the title to mean to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does McCarthy communicate the feelings and reactions of people the protagonist comes into contact with, does business with, and makes requests of, to the protagonists increasingly outlandish and absurd demands? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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