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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 Hank's wife do for a living?
2. What are the names of Hank's daughters?
3. When Hank goes to deal with his daughter's issue, and sees her, what does he notice about her?
4. What does Hank suggest to his daughter that they do about her situation?
5. Who is the goose named after?
Short Essay Questions
1. The morning after Hank is hit in the nose at a staff meeting, he walks across campus and notices a construction site. What will this site be and what does Hank think about it?
2. What did Henry, as his parents called him, really want when he was a child? How did he go about convincing them to fulfill his dream?
3. Who does Hank meet after he leaves his friend's house? What is his reaction to this?
4. When Hank gets home from the staff meeting, who is he greeted by? What does Hank find amusing about Teddy's reaction?
5. The evening after Teddy drops Hank off at home, what does Hank decide to do? Where does he end up and what is the result of this?
6. Who is driving Hank home and what do they pass on their way? Where does Hank live?
7. What did Hank's mother make Hank promise to do if he got a dog? Why?
8. When Hank gets back to his office, after meeting with Bodie, what does he tell his secretary? What does Rachel tell him and what does Hank do about this?
9. What is the narrator, Hank's, full name and what is his occupation? Where does he work?
10. What events transpired after the dog arrived at the Devereaux home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting refers to the time and the place where a story takes place. Compare and contrast the settings of "Straight Man" regarding time. How does it compare to the childhood he describes in the Epilogue to Book One? Cite at least three examples from the book where Russo discusses how the setting, in reference to time, has changed.
Essay Topic 2
Cite four examples for both exposition and rising action from the novel. What is the balance of these two elements in Straight Man? Is there too much of one at the expense of the other? If so, describe the balance of the two.
Essay Topic 3
Dialogue often serves to reveal characters and their traits, as well as events. It is often used as an alternative to exposition. How is dialogue used as a literary technique to move a narrative along, and specifically how is it utilized in Straight Man? Cite, in detail, one example of how dialogue is used effectively in the novel.
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