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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. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?

2. According to the narrator, what do people realize as Christianity begins to disappear?

3. What does the narrator expect out of life?

4. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?

5. What is the narrator doing any time he is not interacting with people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator's train trip take him? Why can't he recall any of the sights from his trip?

2. What, according to the narrator, is the best way to ignore life and why?

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

4. Explain the narrator's comparison of his dreams and thoughts to a garden.

5. What does the narrator believe differentiates him from other people? Explain his reasoning.

6. Why does the narrator say he anticipates upcoming events in life?

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

8. Explain the narrator's statement that there are two types of artists.

9. What correlation between Christianity and romanticism does the narrator make?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the terms "heteronym" and "pseudonym." Explain which term relates to The Book of Disquiet and why.

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "sequence" as it applies to nonfiction books. Discuss the sequence of The Book of Disquiet.

Essay Topic 3

A main character in a work of fiction has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. In nonfiction, the main character is known as the subject. Soares is the subject of his own book. What are Soares good qualities? What are his bad qualities?

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