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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 kinds of things tend to hurt the narrator easily, according to him?
2. After pointing out a play that he describes as terribly flawed, how does the narrator say he would have felt to be the author of that play?
3. Why is the narrator sad to see the office boy quit?
4. How does the narrator think that others see him?
5. How old is the author of The Book of Disquiet when he dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. Of the five senses, which does the narrator say is the most important?
2. What does the narrator credit mirrors and wardrobes for doing?
3. What does the narrator say about animal happiness? What is is reasoning?
4. What does the narrator say about tedium?
5. What perception does the narrator believe readers will have of him after reading the book? Why is the anticipated perception not true, according to the narrator?
6. Discuss the narrator's initial feelings in a barber shop and why they changed.
7. What does the narrator say about intelligent and sensitive people? Since they can't be banned to an island, what should they do and why?
8. Why doesn't the narrator believe that one person can truly love another?
9. Who is Omar Khayyám, and how does he differ from the narrator?
10. Why are smells important to the narrator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define "theme" in literature and analyze and discuss one theme from The Book of Disquiet.
Essay Topic 2
There are four common points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Could this story have been told from a different point of view and still been in the same genre?
Essay Topic 3
What is a simile? Discuss and analyze one example of a simile from The Book of Disquiet.
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