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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 does Henry find surprising about Maria?

2. What year does Nathan recall a trip to Israel?

3. What causes Henry to become depressed?

4. When Nathan mentions Henry's children, what word best describes Henry's response?

5. What does Maria sign in exchange for not mentioning her infidelity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Nathan's visit to Israel in 1960.

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

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

4. What does Nathan believe to be the reasons for Henry's death?

5. What are Shuki's thoughts on Nathan meeting Lippman?

6. Who is Nathan? What happens when Henry tries to get in touch with Nathan?

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

8. Whom does Nathan notice at Henry's funeral?

9. What is discussed during the dinner at Lippman's?

10. What happens when Nathan compares his father to Lippman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Decide whom you believe to be the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. Explain why you chose these characters. What classifies these characters as being a protagonist and an antagonist? What are the results of having a protagonist and an antagonist in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss setting. What is the role/importance of setting in the novel, and how is it displayed?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss theme. What is the theme of the novel? How does the novel fall into this theme?

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