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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. Who does the narrator believe is the only one who knows his heart?

2. What term does the narrator use to define a period of time in which he is unable to write as much as he is accustomed to writing?

3. Where was the manuscript for this book discovered?

4. In what year does the author die?

5. What does the narrator say is the only true form of pleasure that exists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define heteronym and who created the concept?

2. Discuss the office boy's travels and the narrator's view of them.

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

4. What does the narrator like about being sick?

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

6. What does a critic tell Soares about his physical appearance?

7. What does the narrator say about animal happiness? What is is reasoning?

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

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

10. What are the narrator's thoughts on writing perfect literature? Which classic example does he analyze to make his point and what does he say about it?

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

Essay Topic 3

Define symbolism. Discuss and analyze one example of symbolism from The Book of Disquiet.

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