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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. In Section 463, what does the narrator say that Satan attempts to tempt Christ with?

2. What kind of people make the narrator feel physically sick?

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

4. What does the narrator prepare for a tea party?

5. What is a semiheteronym?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Define heteronym and who created the concept?

3. 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?

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

5. Discuss the disease with which the narrator claims to be afflicted. What does this disease attack? Who does the narrator say is more seriously affected by it?

6. Of the five senses, which does the narrator say is the most important?

7. When does the narrator say wisdom begins?

8. Why does the narrator dislike reading the newspaper?

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

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

Define autobiography and explain why this book is considered to be one.

Essay Topic 3

Define the terms "heteronym" and "pseudonym." Explain which term relates to The Book of Disquiet and why.

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