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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 happens to the narrator's hands after he plays the role of the homicide victim the first time?
2. What schedule does the narrator ask for his reenactors in his second reenactment to be on?
3. What does the narrator see everywhere in forensic investigations?
4. What do both the narrator and Naz say they always used to like?
5. How does the narrator get a copy of the report from the homicide on ColdHarbour Lane?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does the narrator realize about when he felt the most authentic since his accident?
2. Who prompts the narrator to take stock of his reenactments and actions up to that point in the end of Part IV, and what idea does the narrator come up with for his next plan?
3. In Part IV, what event does the narrator become obsessed with reenacting?
4. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?
5. Why does the narrator get so angry at the pianist in Part III?
6. What happens to the narrator in the days immediately following his homicide reenactment?
7. In Part IV, what kind of reenactment does the narrator ask for that is a departure from the other ones he has asked ror?
8. What sensation does the narrator experience when he is very happy with the reenactments?
9. In Part III, what particular aspect of his own new apartment do the workers have trouble getting right?
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
What events and circumstances make the narrator the most upset, agitated, and/or angry 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 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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