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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 is Henry's wife?

2. Who is too shaken to deliver a eulogy?

3. Who tries to convince Henry to take a vacation in order to raise his spirits?

4. Who asks Nathan to check on Henry in Israel?

5. Who asks Nathan if he has any frame of reference besides New Jersey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Henry's behavior when he goes on a walk with Nathan?

2. What does Henry do three weeks after returning to the United States?

3. What are Nathan's thoughts during Henry's funeral?

4. Why does Nathan want to be married to Maria?

5. Discuss the eulogy Carol gives at Henry's funeral.

6. What happens to Henry eight months after his bypass surgery?

7. What is the Wailing Wall? What are Nathan's thoughts about it?

8. Discuss the conversation between Nathan and Henry's daughter.

9. Discuss Maria's divorce.

10. Who is Henry Zuckerman? What is he diagnosed with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the value of a brotherly relationship in the novel and the outcome when a brotherly relationship goes sour.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of chapters and titles in the novel and the effect they have on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Henry's relationship with a woman named Maria with Nathan's relationship with a woman named Maria.

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