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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 Nathan worry may have killed Nathan?

2. Who takes Nathan to his sleeping quarters after having dinner at Lippman's?

3. Who is a fan of Nathan's writing?

4. Henry Zuckerman is diagnosed with ___________.

5. What does Jimmy Ben-Joseph believe is the main thing missing from Israel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Maria's divorce.

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

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

4. Why does Henry leave town? Where does he go?

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

6. Discuss Henry's love life and who is involved.

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

8. What are Nathan's thoughts on dinner at Lippman's?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of heritage in the novel and the role it plays in the story.

Essay Topic 3

The history of the Jews is discussed in the novel. What type of history does the novel give about the Jews, and what are the effects of this?

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