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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. Near what city does the protagonist note having wanted to live?

2. Which of the following does the protagonist note meeting at IHES?

3. How old does the protagonist note being when she first attempted smoking?

4. From whom does the protagonist note having stolen cigarettes?

5. How old does the protagonist report being when she realized other people genuinely forget things?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the protagonist give for not pursuing many romantic relationships?

2. How does the protagonist report initially attempting to distract herself from her hallucinations?

3. How does the protagonist respond to being asked if she is a sex worker?

4. How does the protagonist explain her father’s recourse to alternative medicines?

5. Why does the protagonist note she was less disturbed at their father’s death than her brother was?

6. Per the novel, what is a prestige?

7. Why does the protagonist object to being put on antipsychotic medication?

8. How does the interlocutor explain the proscription against potentially entangling items at Stella Maris?

9. What does the protagonist note is commonly the most interesting thing about philosophers?

10. What does the protagonist cite as her chief gripe with mental health professionals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider adapting Stella Maris into another medium. What medium would be most appropriate for the novel’s adaptation? What in the novel and what qualities of the medium suggest that appropriateness? How do they do so?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Stella Maris on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first names and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Stella Maris bear as much out?

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