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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. Who died in the asylum from syphilis?

2. What does F. begin to do as he and the narrator drive in Chapter 39 of "A History of Them All"?

3. What does the narrator want in Chapter 23 of "A History of Them All"?

4. What happens to make Catherine flee to the forest in Chapter 16 of "A History of Them All"?

5. In Chapter 12 of "A History of Them All," what game does F. tell the narrator he and Edith play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think about to distract himself from the reading that depresses him?

2. What does the narrator describe that happened to Catherine in 1664?

3. Describe how F. and Edith die.

4. Why does the narrator call the DJ on the radio in Chapter 30 of "The History of Them All"?

5. What happens to the young brave who was to marry Catherine?

6. What does the narrator remember about Edith in Chapter 7 of "The History of Them All"?

7. What does the narrator read about that depresses him so much?

8. Describe the world in which the narrator lives in the novel.

9. What does the narrator begin to fear about what is happening to him in Chapter 14 of "A History of Them All" ?

10. What role does F. play in the love triangle of Edith, the narrator, and himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the enumerate miracles that ensued among the sick or injured after Catherine's death.

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship of Catherine and her uncle contribute to the overall theme of sexuality of the novel Beautiful Losers?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the bath from the Argentine Waiter transcends the thoughts of Edith and F.

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