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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. Why did Gabe become a Universal Life Church Minister?

2. What is the name of the special day Wittman's mother is celebrating?

3. Why does Wittman marry Tasa?

4. What university did Wittman Ah Sing attend?

5. What character will Wittman play in the King of the Monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Wittman encounter in the stockroom?

2. What does Wittman think about the girl sitting on the stairs?

3. What are Tasa's conditions for hers and Wittman's relationship?

4. Why does Wittman envy Nanci?

5. What does Wittman dream about in chapter 2?

6. What does Lance represent to Wittman?

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

8. Who does Wittman tell Nanci he really is?

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

10. How does Wittmann react when Nanci compares his work to LeRoi Jones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Wittman's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What does Wittman hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events changes Wittman's ideas about life?

3) How has Wittman's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Maxine Hong Kingston is known as a feminist writer.

1) How are her views reflected in the novel?

2) Compare her feminist views to feminism in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why was ethnicity and stereotyping such an issue during this time? In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2) Was America going through a transitional phase in the 1960s? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1960s America?

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