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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. How many types of artists does the narrator say there are?

2. Which people does the narrator describe as stupid, insensitive, and uptight?

3. Who is the narrator's boss?

4. What does the narrator call sensations that keep a person from thinking?

5. What sight makes the narrator wish he had the "gift of ruthless self-expression?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about his imagination as it relates to life?

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

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

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

5. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?

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

7. What does the narrator say his job and his rented room represent?

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

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

10. When describing a sunset, what does the narrator wish he had and what makes him wish he had it?

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 didacticism? Explain whether or not the author uses this convention in The Book of Disquiet. Explain the subject of the didacticism.

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