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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. To whom is Sara a spiritual adherent?

2. Who does Henry pick up from the airport in Chapter 94?

3. Why is Tammie delayed for the reading in Chapter 62?

4. Who does Henry receive a letter from in Chapter 94?

5. When does Mercedes stop giving Henry fellatio in Chapter 73?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Henry visit in Chapter 91, and what happens?

2. What does Tammie do in Chapter 67, and why does she get angry?

3. Why does Henry get irritated with Tammie in Chapters 58 and 59?

4. Describe Henry's reading in Chapters 61 through 62.

5. What does Henry do while he waits to pick Iris up from the airport in Chapter 94?

6. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

7. What is Henry's predicament concerning Thanksgiving, and how does he solve his dilemma?

8. In what way does Liza perform for Henry in Chapter 85?

9. What is William Burroughs' role in the novel?

10. Describe the three women that Henry meets in Chapter 87.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the different symbols (Henry's apartment, the sculpture of Henry's head, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

Essay Topic 2

How would the story be different if Henry and Lydia had stayed together throughout the entire novel, despite his many affairs?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (alcoholism, infidelity, prostitution, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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