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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 Dangerfield go after his fight with Marion?

2. What does Dangerfield almost forget when he leaves the train?

3. What is Dangerfield's response when Chris asks if he loves Marion?

4. What does O'Keefe find in Dangerfield's attic?

5. What body part does Dangerfield hurt when they return to Chris' room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dangerfield's destructive behavior when he learns that Marion has received money from his father?

2. How do Marion and Dangerfield differ in their approach to their life together?

3. Why are O'Keefe's challenges in having sex partly of his own making?

4. Why does Dangerfield leave Chris when she confronts him about the bar brawl she reads about in the newspaper?

5. What does Chris learn about Dangerfield and Marion's sex life and what does Dangerfield reveal about wanting to have sex with Chris?

6. How do Dangerfield's behavioral traits undermine him in terms of money vs. pleasure?

7. What is the premise of THE GINGER MAN?

8. What are the two most important things in the lives of Dangerfield and O'Keefe?

9. Who is Lily Frost?

10. Where has Marion moved and why does Dangerfield seem to like it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall setting setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Donleavy choose to use these places in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of O'Keefe. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about O'Keefe?

Essay Topic 3

THE GINGER MAN is a classic story of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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