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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 has Aimée decided to do?
2. How is Guru Brahmin produced?
3. Of what does Dennis remind Aimée?
4. Who is Guru Brahmin?
5. How has Aimée's "friend" at work become?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Dennis and Aimée do at Lovers' Nook?
2. What does Aimée say in her most recent letter Guru Brahmin?
3. What does the narrator explain about Aimée and where she was raised at the opening of this chapter?
4. What is the Lovers' Nook?
5. What does Aimée write to the columnist about Dennis?
6. Why has Aimée written a local newspaper columnist and what does he reply to her?
7. What does Dennis learn from Erroll Bartholomew?
8. Why is Mr. Joyboy fearful and what does Dennis realize Mr. Joyboy wants?
9. Describe Aimée's date with Mr. Joyboy to meet his mother.
10. How does Aimée react to the latest love poem from Dennis, and what does she not realize about the poem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss The Loved One based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Loved One is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Loved One a successful novel? What about young teens?
Essay Topic 2
The Loved One belongs to the satirical novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the satirical novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a satirical novel and a historical novel mystery?
Essay Topic 3
Waugh has begun to build a devastating picture of the callousness of life in Los Angeles. The colleagues of Sir Francis are probably right that he killed himself because his contract was not renewed, which is a sad commentary on the poverty of his life; without the job, he had nothing for which to live. The bluster of Sir Ambrose at the Cricket Club is transparently self-serving, as he extracts himself from doing any work to arrange the funeral of his supposed friend. Instead, he talks about getting high-profile Hollywood people to attend the service, because that will make the British film community look good. The soullessness of these characters would be depressing if they were not such ridiculous figures.
1. Explain how a person's job might become so important that she or he would kill her/himself if the job is lost. Include what you think that might say about a person's life. Use examples from The Loved One and your own life to support your answer.
2. Explain, in depth, Sir Ambrose's behavior in the context of the cliche: keeping up with the Jones. Use examples from The Loved One and your own life to support your answer.
3. Do you think that extreme self-interest and callousness is the norm in America society? Why or why not? Include thoughts on where this type of behavior might be learned by children. Use examples from The Loved One and your own life to support your answer.
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