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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. Where does Wittman first meet Tasa?

2. Where do Monkey and his friends arrive after traveling for 1000 days?

3. What does the girl turn into when they cross the Golden Gate Bridge?

4. Which of the following books does Wittman reference in this chapter?

5. What do the grandmothers smash with mighty blows?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lance do for the winners of the party?

2. How do Wittman and Tasa celebrate their marriage?

3. What does Wittman do when Nanci leaves his apartment?

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

5. What does Lance represent to Wittman?

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

7. What has Wittman's co-worker, Louise, forgotten about Wittman?

8. What does Wittman do before he walks out of his job?

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

10. What does Wittman fantasize about on the bus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

The author writes the novel in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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