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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. Where does Sam find his son?

2. What does Julian worry about Hephzibah?

3. What is Julian excluded from doing?

4. What does Julian ask Hephzibah about Jews?

5. What does the young girl do who is left behind from a group of children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hephzibah respond when Sam asks her about a special bond between Jews?

2. How do Julian and Hephzibah each blame him/herself for Libor's death?

3. Why does Libor and a woman walking her dog intervene with some children?

4. How does Julian cause Libor to cry?

5. What does Sam doing after losing a lot of money in online poker and who does he encounter?

6. Why do Hephzibah and Sam decide to say Kaddish for Libor, and why doesn't Julian do so as well?

7. What does Sam say about Immanuel's fight?

8. Where does Libor invite Emmy and what concerns him about doing so?

9. What has happened to Immanuel?

10. What does Libor do in Beachy Head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of prejudice in The Finkler Question. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of grief in The Finkler Question. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in The Finkler Question. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Julian and Sam. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Julian and Libor. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Finkler Question help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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