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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 wish he had been able to dissuade Henry from doing?

2. What does Nathan tell Henry he is becoming?

3. What does Nathan believe to look "unholy"?

4. What is Nathan encouraged to participate in?

5. Where does Henry go after having surgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss Nathan's encounter with the woman with an American accent.

4. Discuss the place Nathan and Henry visit.

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

6. What is Nathan's experience while in Henry's Hebrew class?

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

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

9. Discuss the insults Nathan and Henry give each other during their argument.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing plays a role in the novel when following certain versions of the story. What is the role of foreshadowing in the novel? What are the positive and negative aspects of this writing style?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Religious differences are heavily shown in the novel. How is this shown? What is the significance of this in the novel?

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