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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. Who had helped Terrence and his ill lover to see one another in the hospital?
2. When Nico was 15 years old, how old was Fiona?
3. How many miles away from the wake are most of Nico's family members congregating?
4. From whom does Fiona think her daughter Claire inherited her talents?
5. Fiona hires a private investigator in order to find whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What realization does Yale make while in the bathroom with Julian at the party?
2. What is the symbolism of Nico's orange scarf?
3. What information does Fiona report to Yale about her family's cleaning out of Nico's place and how does Yale react?
4. In what ways does Fiona forcibly direct her parents in regard to Nico's illness and death?
5. Characterize the relationship between Nico and Fiona prior to Nico's death.
6. With what aspect of Arnaud's investigation is Fiona frustrated?
7. What is the source of Yale's fear of being tricked?
8. What evidence exists to suggest that Yale is sincere in his love of art, the art world, and the power of the artist's voice?
9. What event is taking place 20 miles away while the wake takes place and who is attending that event?
10. Why is everyone at the party so alarmed after they see Terrence, Nico's former boyfriend?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the motif of dreams appear within The Great Believers and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does the music motif appear within The Great Believers and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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