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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 narrator feel when he first speaks to his manager at Time Control?

2. How much money does the narrator keep "in cash"?

3. What does the narrator do to make sure the waitress lets the dog into the restaurant?

4. Where is Catherine flying to London from?

5. What does the one homeless person the narrator focuses on have in his lap?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do people at David's party become really angry with the narrator?

3. Who eventually helps connect the narrator with the person who runs his apartment project for him, and how does he do this?

4. What are some of the accommodations and deals the narrator has to make to have his apartment dream become a reality?

5. What stops the narrator from kissing Catherine in Part II?

6. Who does Daubenay set the narrator up with almost immediately following the settlement?

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

8. Who does the narrator become fascinated with at the end of Part I, and why?

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

10. What does the narrator remember about his accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the narrator explain his experiences of his long months in the hospital and, specifically, his inability to move, following his accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism of the crack in the wall that the narrator becomes obsessed with after encountering it at the party early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the original source of the narrator's feelings of hollowness, alienation, and inauthenticity? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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