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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 is the name of the person who disapproves of Nora's inclusion of donations within her estate?
2. In what year does the narrative of the The Great Believers begin its story?
3. For what purpose are most of Nico's family members congregating at the start of the novel?
4. Who is Yale's new intern?
5. Besides Fiona, who was the only other member of Nico's family to embrace him throughout his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of Nico's orange scarf?
2. What is the source of Yale's fear of being tricked?
3. How does the dream motif arise early in Fiona's time in Paris?
4. In what location is the wake celebrating Nico's death held?
5. What is the most encouraging aspect of Nora's art collection, from Yale's point of view?
6. Characterize the relationship between Nico and his parents prior to his death.
7. What place does Fiona name as being a location in which she will definitely not find Claire and why?
8. In what ways does Fiona forcibly direct her parents in regard to Nico's illness and death?
9. What is ironic about the location at which Yale meets Charlie?
10. What is the significance of the film Breakfast at Tiffany's for Yale?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons why Makkai chooses not to title the novel’s chapters. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Makkai’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of The Great Believers and one of the novel's main messages. How does Makkai make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help to get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Fiona’s character throughout the novel The Great Believers. Discuss whether Fiona is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character as you compose your essay.
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