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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 remained constant about the scales the girl played on her instrument when she lived above the narrator?

2. When does the narrator say life will start working in his favor?

3. How does the narrator think that others see him?

4. Who hates to read the newspaper?

5. What does the author advise people to do if they feel they must disclose information about themselves to others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator credit mirrors and wardrobes for doing?

2. What does the narrator say about tedium?

3. What are the narrator's conflicting views regarding God?

4. Who is Omar Khayyám, and how does he differ from the narrator?

5. What does the narrator like about being sick?

6. Discuss the narrator's conflicting thoughts and statements about his wife.

7. How does the narrator begin to view writing after the critic advises him about his physical appearance?

8. Why doesn't the narrator believe that one person can truly love another?

9. What kinds of memories does the narrator have and why does he like to remember them?

10. According to the narrator, how does one become a man of action? What role do men of action play in society and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the scope of a work of nonfiction. What is the scope of The Book of Disquiet?

Essay Topic 2

What is personification? Discuss and analyze one example of personification from The Book of Disquiet.

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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