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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 is the nationality of the woman Witman meets on the bus?

2. Which of the following was Nanci at college?

3. What does Lance cook for breakfast?

4. Which English poet does Wittman reference?

5. What kind of people discuss the best health food stores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Wittman's student film about?

2. Why is Wittman angry with Lance over their first meeting?

3. What does Wittman tell Nanci about his life?

4. Why is Wittman regarded as one of the winners of the party?

5. What does Wittman tell the Yale Younger Poet about his theater company?

6. Why does Wittman say he envies the Japanese?

7. How does Wittman stereotype Tasa?

8. What does Wittmann see when he has an acid flashback?

9. How does Gabe help out Wittman and Tasa?

10. What does Wittman write about long into the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Chinese and western culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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