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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 subject did Libor teach at Sam and Julian's school?

2. What does Sam make a great show of doing?

3. What does Julian wonder if he'll ever understand?

4. What invitation does Sam receive?

5. What was Tyler's feeling about Sam's appearance on "Desert Island Discs"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julian think the next morning after being mugging?

2. What does Libor tell Julian to go ahead and do and how does Libor start Julian on the path?

3. What does Emmy ask of Libor?

4. How does Alfredo explain knowing Sam and knowing about Julian's mugging?

5. What is Libor's first date after widowhood like for him?

6. How does Hephzibah feel about marriage to Julian?

7. What debates does Julian think about as he walks to Regent's Park and what is Julian's thought about what Libor says?

8. What do Julian and his sons discuss and what does Julian wonder about his sons?

9. Who does Julian meet at a party and what do they do?

10. Why does Julian decide to go to dinner at Libor's two nights later?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Finkler Question.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Finkler Question. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Finkler Question. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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