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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 does Tod want to do with the people he meets?

2. How does Tod treat Homer?

3. What does Homer do when his loneliness overcomes him?

4. What is the only way Homer can stop thinking about Faye?

5. What does the little man carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tod come to spend his evenings with Harry even if Faye is not home?

2. How does Tod come to know Homer Simpson?

3. How does Homer meet the woman that is a big part of his painful memories?

4. Explain how Tod gets in his own way when trying to make any progress with Faye.

5. Why has Tod come to Hollywood?

6. Explain how Faye and Homer's relationship begins to go bad.

7. How does Tod learn about a sporting house?

8. What is Tod's experience with Joan Schwartzen?

9. How does Faye react when Tod tries to get closer to her?

10. How does Tod's new friendship with Abe foreshadow what will come for Tod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the circumstances surrounding Homer's move to California? What was his life like before the move? What precipitated the move? How much planning went into the transition?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Homer's cottage. Why did he choose it? Is it consistent with Homer's personality? Does it reflect him or not? Why did the author put Homer in this setting?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the circumstances surrounding Tod's move to California? From where had he come? Why did he make the move? What does he hope to do with his life?

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