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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. After Charles's second lecture, Jared follows him to a building marked what?
2. Who brought Christianity to the Romans, according to a conversation between Shirin and Jared?
3. Who does Charles say discovered that yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes?
4. What color are the cushions of the chair Jared sits in at the greenroom at the Schauspiel Wahnfried theater?
5. Why does Jared think Charles is trying to get his attention during the second lecture he attends?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jared think he made a mistake after hearing Charles give a lecture for the first time?
2. What is the point of the story of the Imperial Chill, as Jared understands it from B's lecture?
3. What does B tell Jared about the Tak?
4. What happens when Shirin asks Jared what Lulfre will do if he decides B is the Antichrist?
5. What happens when B and Jared visit "Meyer-Uberbleibselen" together?
6. Describe the anonymous phone call Jared receives at his hotel room after he hears Charles give a lecture for the first time.
7. Why does Shirin say she is B at the end of the May 23 entry?
8. Describe the bricolage that Shirin makes for Jared as they walk through the park?
9. Why does Shirin, now B, cry to Jared in the May 24 (2 a.m.) entry?
10. What does B say her objective is in regard to vision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the effectiveness of the story's ending. How does the plot end? How does the actual text end? Why do you think the author chooses to end his narrative without resolving what happens with Jared and Shirin? What purpose might this sense of unknowing serve for the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Explore Charles's plan for Jared. Why does Charles want to teach Jared? What types of things does he want to teach him? What method does he plan to use to teach Jared? What seems to be his overall goal for Jared?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jared's transformation into B. How does it take place? What reaction does he receive from others who can sense he will soon become B? Why do you think the author chooses to make Jared become B?
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