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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 the narrator upset with the pianist in Part III?

2. In Chapter 13, what does the narrator spend three days doing?

3. In Chapter 14, what does the narrator ask Naz to reenact once he emerges from his trance?

4. How does the narrator move during his time in the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?

5. What is one physical maneuver that the narrator works hard on to get right in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator keep insisting the liver from the woman downstairs smells like?

2. In Part III, what particular aspect of his own new apartment do the workers have trouble getting right?

3. How does the narrator go about getting details about the event he wants to reenact in Part IV?

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

5. What does the doctor who examines the narrator conclude about the narrator in Part IV?

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

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

8. Why does the narrator get so angry at the pianist in Part III?

9. What interaction does the narrator have with the old woman who cooks liver, and why is it important?

10. What sensation does the narrator experience when he is very happy with the reenactments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and how does McCarthy communicate the protagonist's increasing callousness towards those around him throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator treat the reenactors he hires for his scenes and whims, and what does his treatment of the reenactors signal to the reader about his mindset and his character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What effect does the 8 million pound settlement end up having, at the end of the novel, on the protagonist's life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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