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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 happens in Henry's head as Moldorf reads the letter from Fanny, his wife in America?
2. What price is extracted from Henry for his meals at the Cronstadts?
3. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?
4. What lucky find does Henry make in the cafe?
5. What is the title that Henry wishes he had thought of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What had Henry hoped for when he met Serge?
2. Why does Henry leave the apartment when Boris sits down to eat?
3. What does Serge promise in lieu of a big Russian meal each day?
4. How does Henry describe Moldorf?
5. What does Henry know about Walter Pach?
6. What are Henry's evenings with Carl like?
7. Describe Henry's friends in Paris.
8. What is the scene at the beginning of the novel and how does it set up the condition Henry is in while in Paris?
9. How does Henry see the cheap whores at the corner of Rue Amelot?
10. Explain how Kelpi makes his living.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hustling and conning people are important themes of the novel. Using examples from the novel, discuss how it is human nature to be deceitful to get what you want or simply to survive. Discuss any personal experience you have had similar to the events Henry writes about.
Essay Topic 2
Miller addresses the idea of the artist suffering for his or her art. Do some research and and compare Henry's suffering with some other writers and artists who went through difficult times in order to produce masterpieces. You might want to include such people as Edgar Allen Poe, James Fenimore Cooper, Michelangelo, or Edith Piaf in your essay.
Essay Topic 3
In the mid 1960's, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that TROPIC OF CANCER is literature and not pornography. After reading the book, write an essay on why you do or do not think it should have caused such a controversy.
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