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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 name of Nick's psychologist?

2. What kind of artist is Moonman?

3. Where is Jane Urbaniak in January 1967?

4. What does Lenny Bruce ridicule in his routine in this section?

5. What game does Matt beat Albert at in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rosemary meet Mr. Imperato?

2. What does Antoine explain to Manx about the word jealous?

3. How does the author describe Clyde Tolson?

4. What does Matt want Janet to tell him?

5. What does this section say about Klara's love life?

6. Describe the life Nick had growing up?

7. What do the fragments portray in this section?

8. What is the relationship Klara has with Miles?

9. Describe Bruce's performance in Chicago in October 1962?

10. What does Matt tell Janet about his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Lenny Bruce? Why does the author include him as a character in his novel?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does the disappearance of their father effect Nick and Matt? How different would their lives have been if their father stayed?

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