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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 is a common activity in the Nowak house?

2. What is a writer's term for a piece that is essentially "a slice of life?"

3. Who does Christopher refer to as being "mere ghosts?"

4. Where does the cousin work?

5. What is the name of the cousin Christopher befriends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christopher end up living with Otto and his mother, Frau Nowak? Describe the atmosphere.

2. What is the overall format of the book? What is one of the main recurring themes?

3. How does Christopher describe the situation?

4. What is the activity shared by Christopher and Fritz. Does the activity confirm any thoughts about Christopher's sexuality?

5. When do the events in Section five take place? What is the basis of the vignette?

6. What is the purpose of Christopher's trip to Ruegen Island? Where does he stay while on the island?

7. How does the narrator describe Sally Bowles?

8. What does Christopher discover when he returns to the Nowak house to pick up Otto?

9. What events lead up to the first problems with Sally and Christopher?

10. What are Christopher's final thoughts on the events of the past several years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bradshaw seems shocked when he sees Norris and the Baron involved in lewd activities. Discuss the events that led up to the house party. Why was Bradshaw shocked? Did Bradshaw participate in the activities? Was Anni present as a professional or as a guest? Who else was present? What did Bradshaw do? How was the subject addressed after the fact?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the peculiar relationship between Norris and Schmidt. Was the relationship purely professional? Why did the men repeatedly get back together if the relationship was volatile? Why do you think Schmidt followed Norris to Mexico and California? Why did Norris put up with Schmidt's drunken abuse? What do you think Schmidt knew about Norris that others did not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast William Bradshaw, narrator of "The Last of Mr. Norris" and his alter-ego, author Christopher Isherwood. Why does Isherwood use an alter-ego to narrate the first book and then choose to narrate the second as himself?

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