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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 did Julian meet a beautiful hippy girl once?
2. Who does Sam go to find?
3. What interrupts Sam's plans to play online poker?
4. What does Julian worry about Hephzibah?
5. What does Julian say a little girl claims at a family birthday party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has happened to Immanuel?
2. What does Sam doing after losing a lot of money in online poker and who does he encounter?
3. Where does Libor invite Emmy and what concerns him about doing so?
4. Why does Julian go to the park?
5. What does Julian recall about a face-painting incident?
6. How is Hephzibah grieving?
7. What does Sam think is so beautiful about Kaddish?
8. Who is Meyer Abramsky and what did he do?
9. What worries Hephzibah about Julian?
10. How does Hephzibah respond when Sam asks her about a special bond between Jews?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of The Finkler Question and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why The Finkler Question is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
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