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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. Where does Ignatius want to release his natural impulses?

2. Who does Ignatius ask Myrna to recruit for a new political party?

3. What does Jones say Lana is trying to dress him up like?

4. How many weeks of probation does Mancuso get?

5. What program does Ignatius watch on television?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dr. Talc's reaction to seeing the newspaper article?

2. In what way has Mancuso benefited from the raid at the Night and Day bar?

3. How does Annie react to the newspaper article?

4. How does Ignatius react to Myrna's presence?

5. Why does Ignatius want to create a political party centered around old sodomites?

6. Why does Ignatius refuse to talk to priests?

7. Describe Dorian and Ignatius' fight.

8. What does Dorain say about his life and family in Chapter 12?

9. What characters does Ignatius think have caused his downfall?

10. What do Dorian and his friends think of Mancuso?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With the students, discuss the use of dialect in novels. What difference does dialect make? Do the students think there are times that dialect does not work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of New York as Ignatius' promised land. In what way was New York different to New Orleans in the 1960's? What can Ignatius find in New York that he could not get at home?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1960's.

1) Why were student politics so important at that time ?

2) In what ways are the characters a product of their time? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does today's society share any values with 1960's America?

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