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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 lives and dies in Highgate Village?

2. What is Toby's nickname for Sophie?

3. Where is the original of "The Light of the World"?

4. Who hosts a piano concert first that inspires Gerald to do the same, according to Nick?

5. What is happening in Notting Hill during Toby's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick ask Ricky to pretend?

2. What is the tradition in the Fedden household having to do with the deer?

3. How does Nick explain his frequent absences to the Feddens?

4. How does Badger get his nickname?

5. What is so scadalous about Toby's job?

6. Why does Nick think Leo is preoccupied with money?

7. How does Wani drink his coffee?

8. Why does Nick name the company Ogee?

9. Describe the design of the Ogee office.

10. Why does Nick want to go to Highgate Village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rachel refers to a politician's affair as "vulgar and unsafe." How do you see the homosexual encounters as portrayed in the text? Are they portrayed as vulgar or as beautiful? Why do you think Hollinghurst makes his scenes so explicit?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the politics at play in the novel. It is the time of the "Tory Revolution." Explain the effects that politics have on the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Is Nick a hero or an unreliable narrator? Does the reader have sympathy for him as a character? Explain why or why not using examples from the text.

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