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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 Maria accuse her ex-husband of doing?

2. What is Henry's relation to Nathan?

3. What does Nathan tell Henry he is becoming?

4. Nathan says he knows the Hebrew words for _________________.

5. Who refuses to answer questions about their life choices?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss what happens when Nathan and Lippman first meet.

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

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

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

9. Discuss the place Nathan and Henry visit.

10. What do Nathan and Henry discuss after dinner at Lippman's?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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