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The Devil and Webster Quiz

Jean Hanff Korelitz

This Study Guide consists of approximately 63 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Devil and Webster.

The Devil and Webster by Jean Hanff Korelitz

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Prologue - Naomi Roth's Defining Moment

The Tenant of Radclyffe Hall - Into the Woods

A Long History of Capitulation - The Very Soul of Webster

He Lost a Few Years - Pseud’s Corner Office

Permission to Enter - The Ur-Rule

Just Annoying Bureaucratic Shit - The Basement of Sojourner Truth

This Is the Place - What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been

No One Is Blaming You - Speaking Truth to Power

Not That Kind of Bomb - The Point of Looking Closely

A Bit of a Mystery - The Entire Point of a College Education

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Jean Hanff Korelitz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does a news commentator say Naomi's reaction to the Webster Dissent may just be "sour grapes"? (240). (from No One Is Blaming You - Speaking Truth to Power)

Naomi is regretful that she is no longer an activist.

Naomi is not the leader of the Webster Dissent.

Naomi has a history of student activism.

Naomi is dismissive of the Webster Dissent.

2.

Why did Francine not check that the viral photograph was actually of Omar's father and brother when she was reading his application? (from A Bit of a Mystery - The Entire Point of a College Education)

She wholly trusted in the truth of Omar's application.

Doing so would have required a higher application fee.

She did not have the software necessary to do so.

The photo was not mentioned in the application.

3.

Why does Naomi compare Webster College to Ebenezer Scrooge? (from Permission to Enter - The Ur-Rule)

Webster and Scrooge are both equated to miserly behavior.

Webster and Scrooge are both greedy at the expense of the poor.

Webster and Scrooge are both brave enough to change themselves for the better.

Webster was founded the same year that Dickens published A Christmas Carol.

4.

Why does Naomi refer to her presidential office as "Pseud's Corner Office?" (from He Lost a Few Years - Pseud’s Corner Office)

Naomi thinks of "President Roth" as a pseudonym and considers "President Roth" to be pretentious.

Naomi thinks of "President Roth" as a pseudonym to only be used during official events and speeches.

The office's decor reminds Naomi of the British newspaper column "Pseud's Corner."

Naomi often rents out her office to her friend, Sigmund Pseud.

5.

Why does Naomi keep wondering about Robbins Petavit's age? (from A Bit of a Mystery - The Entire Point of a College Education)

She thinks he looks much younger than her but he is already a successful professor..

She and Robbins were in school together but she cannot remember what year he graduated.

She finds him attractive and wants to date him.

She thinks he looks much older than her but he keeps hitting on her.

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