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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 the narrator's day job?

2. What poet has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?

3. How does rain make the narrator feel?

4. What advice does the narrator have for business owners?

5. What does the narrator say is best if one simply doesn't think about it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparison between humans and animals does the narrator make? What is the exception that he notes in his comparison?

2. What advice does the narrator discuss for business managers?

3. Why does the narrator say he writes with scenic description interspersed in his writing?

4. What does the narrator advise about thinking about life?

5. According to the narrator, what are undreamed dreams?

6. Explain the narrator's transformation from his day job to his writing.

7. What does the narrator say about the difference in sunrises between the city and country?

8. Why does the narrator say that don't people change their lives, even when repulsed by them?

9. Where does the narrator believe that dreams may exist?

10. How does the narrator compare love to clothing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define autobiography and explain why this book is considered to be one.

Essay Topic 2

Define prose and poetry, and then compare the two.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of The Book of Disquiet? What was the mood of it? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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