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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. Whose party does the narrator go to in Part II?

2. Where does Catherine go in Chapter 4?

3. Where is the investment advisor's office in Chapter 3?

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

5. What happens to the narrator's car that he has yet to get fixed in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator eventually find the property he buys?

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

3. What does the narrator remember about his accident?

4. What actor does the narrator become fixated upon, and why?

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

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

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

8. How do the narrator's feelings towards his friend Greg begin to change in Part II?

9. What does the narrator threaten Matthew Younger with in order to get Younger to do what he wants?

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

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

Do you think McCarthy intends for the reader to feel any measure of sympathy for the narrator by the end of this novel? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Naz's motivations, actions and perceptions regarding his work for the protagonist evolve over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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