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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. The girl in #67 suffers from ____________________.
2. Which place did the narrator often visit across the street from the prep school?
3. What is the narrator's current obsession?
4. What type of career does the narrator hope to establish?
5. Who does the psychiatrist in #63 think is the only one who can cure the narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator learn about Hunton from an older man with the same name?
2. How is Buddhism connected to the narrator's seemingly paradoxical desires for sex with men and also freedom from that desire.
3. How does the narrator's coming of age as a gay man mirror the coming of age of an entire gay community?
4. What does the narrator realize about himself over the course of the novel?
5. How does the narrator categorize his life during his first year at college?
6. What does Maria reveal to the narrator when he visits during Christmas vacation in Chapter 4?
7. How does the narrator compare his life to the life of the Chinese woman he meets?
8. Who is William Everett Hunton, and what negative impact does he have on the lives of Annie and the narrator?
9. What does the narrator want from his life and when does he become aware of these needs?
10. How does the narrator's subway ride further alienate him from what he thinks is normal life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
White is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of gays and lesbians in the 1960s. What precedents were they forced to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century gays and lesbians do not have?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.
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