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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. Why is Greg upset with the narrator in Part III?

2. What does the woman cooking the liver say to the narrator during their interaction?

3. About how many hours per day does the narrator prefer to have his building in "on" mode?

4. What does the narrator see everywhere in forensic investigations?

5. What is the name of the doctor who tries to treat the narrator in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what event does the narrator become obsessed with reenacting?

2. In general, what does the narrator feel is a difficulty in getting the apartment building the way he wants it?

3. What is one unanticipated problem with cooking the liver in Chapter 9?

4. What does the narrator not like, and fail to consider, about the way the sun is hitting the floor in his apartment building?

5. What role does the narrator take in the homicide reenactment, and how does the reenactment make him feel?

6. What happens to the cats on the roof of the building routinely, and how does the narrator handle this problem?

7. What does the narrator ask the pianist to do in Part IV?

8. What happens to the narrator in the days immediately following his homicide reenactment?

9. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?

10. What task does the narrator often ask Naz to perform for him that is outside the remit of his original purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How does the protagonist use the models he has made for him of the different places he fixates upon for his reenactments? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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