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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 Libor tell Julian to cease doing?
2. What really galls Julian about the incident?
3. Why should Julian have been prepared for what happens?
4. To whom did Libor make a promise to live for a certain event?
5. What does Julian wonder if he'll ever understand?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Libor fare with the bereavement counseling?
2. How does Alfredo explain knowing Sam and knowing about Julian's mugging?
3. Why doesn't Julian accept a dinner invitation from Libor a week after Julian's mugging?
4. What does Julian not understand about his friend Libor?
5. How do Sam and Julian meet Libor?
6. Who does Julian meet at a party and what do they do?
7. What do Julian and his sons discuss and what does Julian wonder about his sons?
8. How do Sam and Tyler respond to Sam's invitation to join the ASHamed Jews?
9. Why does Julian tell Libor about the mugging, and what is Libor's response?
10. How does Hephzibah cause Julian to believe his fate is playing itself out with her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Finkler Question belongs to the comic novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the comic novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a comic novel and a mystery?
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes The Maze interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Julian. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Hephzibah . What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Sam. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Libor. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Finkler Question? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Finkler Question including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Finkler Question and your own live to support your opinion.
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