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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the horse Manny suggests will win?
2. What does Henry's boss at the automobile company order him not to do at work?
3. What does Henry say is worth seeing at Montie's cafe?
4. What test does Henry fail in this section?
5. Who does Henry describe as intense and intelligent looking?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Yellow Cab Company sack Henry?
2. How does Jan react to Henry's reappearance in section nine?
3. How does Henry lose his job at the auto brakes company?
4. Why does Henry find the Japanese girl attractive?
5. What does Smithson tell the men he will teach them?
6. How does Henry get fired from his job as a janitor?
7. Who does Henry work with at the bicycle shop?
8. How did Henry lose his favorite job working for the Red Cross?
9. How does Henry react to Mr. Adams' death?
10. What is Henry's attitude at his job at the Times newspaper?
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
The author wrote FACTOTUM in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the values of the 1940s.
1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?
2. How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?
3. Does modern society share any values with 1940s America?
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