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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 favor does Van Norden want Henry to do for him?
2. What does Van Norden call everyone?
3. How does the English woman react when Henry suggests going to a hotel?
4. When Henry is alone with Tania, what does she do?
5. What does Henry believe must go along with ideas?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Henry feel going to his room in the dark dormitory late at night?
2. Give a brief description of Van Norden.
3. What is it about Van Norden that puzzles Henry?
4. Describe the idea Henry and Carl get from Van Norden.
5. What is Fillmore's reason for being so considerate of Henry?
6. How do both Fillmore and Henry appear to be gullible?
7. What makes Henry think about the high born women of Paris?
8. How does Henry start out to spend his last night in Paris before going to Dijon?
9. Does Henry see everything that flows in the same way it was seen by Milton?
10. What is the one thing that makes Van Norden's dump of a hotel acceptable?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write a paper discussing Henry Miller's attitude toward women. Do you think he is clearly a sexist? Are there moments when he appears to be of two minds about the value of women? Include his thoughts viewing the graffiti on the lavatory walls and the way he looks at Boris' treatment of Elsa.
Essay Topic 3
Pretend you are a newspaper critic and write a summary and critique of THE TROPIC OF CANCER. In your review of the novel, include your recommendation about whether someone should or should not read the book and be specific about your reasons.
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