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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 doctor tell Naz needs to stop for the narrator's health to improve?
2. How does Naz want to apply for a permit to do the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?
3. What needs to be repaired on the narrator's car in Part III?
4. What schedule does the narrator ask for his reenactors in his second reenactment to be on?
5. What is one physical maneuver that the narrator works hard on to get right in his apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the doctor who examines the narrator conclude about the narrator in Part IV?
3. What is one unanticipated problem with cooking the liver in Chapter 9?
4. What does the narrator keep insisting the liver from the woman downstairs smells like?
5. What happens to the cats on the roof of the building routinely, and how does the narrator handle this problem?
6. How does the narrator go about getting details about the event he wants to reenact in Part IV?
7. What sensation does the narrator experience when he is very happy with the reenactments?
8. In Part IV, what event does the narrator become obsessed with reenacting?
9. In Part IV, what does the narrator realize about when he felt the most authentic since his accident?
10. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?
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's receipt of the 8 million pounds in compensation affect his closest personal relationships in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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