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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 does Saul Pilgrim tell Sam?

2. What has Henny begun to do in front of the children?

3. How does the narrator characterize the house Sam finds?

4. What news comes at the end of the celebration at Tohoga House?

5. Where does Louie go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Henny replaced?

2. Describe the children's reaction to the marlin Sam brings home.

3. What happens when Sam reads Louie's poetry?

4. What leads up to Henny's death?

5. How does Henny die?

6. What news does Jo bring to the house?

7. What is it that upsets Sam during his homecoming celebration?

8. How does Sam react when Louie tells him that she killed Henny?

9. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

10. Describe Henny's stay at Hassie's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When he is working in Malaysia, Sam tells his Naden clerk not to address him formally, but to view him as an equal. How does Sam's democratic impulse fare in the book? Is it an advantage or a disadvantage--not only to the characters' lives, but to the reader's experience? Is it a positive trait?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of religion and morality in 'The Man Who Loved Children'? Is the religion organized, or is it just implicit in Sam and Henny's codes of conduct?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

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