Factotum Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 99 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Factotum Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 99 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 part of Willie's body is missing?

2. What does Henry plead guilty to?

3. What does Willie say he needs for his opera?

4. What does Henry vow to be in this section?

5. Where does Henry travel to at the beginning of Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry anger his parents in the second section?

2. What does Henry think of New York when he first arrives?

3. How does Willie's death affect the girls?

4. How does Henry meet Laura?

5. How does Henry meet Gertrude?

6. How does Henry lose his job at the dog biscuit factory?

7. Summarize the fourth section.

8. How does Martha upset Henry in the second section?

9. How does Willie die in the fifth section?

10. What does Henry do while his parents are away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What is the American dream? What does FACTOTUM say about the American dream? What is Bukowski's opinion of the American dream?

Essay Topic 3

What problems does Bukowski identify with the American social system? What are the arguments for and against developing a better social system? How has the American social system changed since the 70s?

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