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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. Why doesn't the narrator do any good deeds?
2. The narrator says that other people live through their feelings. What does he say that he lives through?
3. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?
4. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?
5. What does the narrator say is a disease born from civilization?
Short Essay Questions
1. What correlation between Christianity and romanticism does the narrator make?
2. Who helped the narrator get his job, and why does he value the job?
3. Why does the narrator say that don't people change their lives, even when repulsed by them?
4. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?
5. Where does the narrator believe that dreams may exist?
6. Explain the narrator's comparison of his dreams and thoughts to a garden.
7. What does the narrator notice about a bad lithograph? What does he compare it to and why?
8. What are the narrator's thoughts regarding travel?
9. What does it take, according to the narrator, for people to be acceptable the world's standards?
10. Why does the narrator say he anticipates upcoming events in life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is stream of consciousness writing? Discuss what you learned about Soares through this particular type of writing style.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the life of Fernando Pessoa. What contribution did he make to literature and how is that contribution relevant to The Book of Disquiet?
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