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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. With whom does Fiona plan to stay while looking for her family member?
2. Nico had been in a relationship with Terrence for how long prior to his own death?
3. Fiona hires a private investigator in order to find whom?
4. Who manages to get Yale into the bathroom so that he can try to tell him something?
5. The two people who fund the authentication of Nora's works are related in what way?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is everyone at the party so alarmed after they see Terrence, Nico's former boyfriend?
2. How does the dream motif arise early in Fiona's time in Paris?
3. In what location is the wake celebrating Nico's death held?
4. What is described as the only disappointment within Nora's art collection as the authentication process moves forward?
5. Who serves as Terrence's power of attorney near the end of his life?
6. What event is taking place 20 miles away while the wake takes place and who is attending that event?
7. What place does Fiona name as being a location in which she will definitely not find Claire and why?
8. With what aspect of Arnaud's investigation is Fiona frustrated?
9. What is ironic about the location at which Yale meets Charlie?
10. In what ways does Fiona forcibly direct her parents in regard to Nico's illness and death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze The Great Believers from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Makkai instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Great Believers.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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