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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 Kittredge's father read to Harry, Kittredge and Hugh from on Harry's first night at their home?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Harry say improved for him after he had an operation that his father forced him to have?

3. What has gone missing in Hugh's personnel file?

4. Harry reveals that he has begun an affair with his colleague Sherman's wife; what is her name?

5. Who is Harry sharing an apartment with in Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hugh's claim that the agency functions as "soldiers of God" fall in line with Harry's ideas?

2. What does Harry learn about Kittredge's father that is disturbing?

3. How does Kittredge show her duplicity when leaving Harry?

4. How is Harry's life dominated by strong male figures?

5. How is the growing difference between who Harry is as a CIA agent and whom he feels like enumerated in Part II, Chapters 1 - 4?

6. What does Harry oversee in Uruguay?

7. How is Harry described as a child?

8. What story does Harvey tell Harry about an East German baby?

9. What are the three different versions of the CIA man that are presented in Omega VII - Omega XII of "Harlot's Ghost"?

10. What does Harvey want to do with the mission Cloakroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Harlot's Ghost" is the story of Harry Hubbard's adventures in the CIA. Analyze the character of Harry from the first few chapters of the text. Who is Harry married to at the beginning of the novel? How did Harry get involved in the CIA? What happened to Kittredge's first husband and her son?

Essay Topic 2

In "Harlot's Ghost", one of the writing styles that the Norman Mailer uses is his choice of narrator. Mailer uses a first-person narrative to tell the story. Explore the different styles of narrators for fiction writing, particularly first-person narratives as in Harlot's Ghost. How does knowing Harry's thoughts and feelings help the story along? How would the overall story be affected by a change in narrator?

Essay Topic 3

The author gives many details about Harry's background through description and through the use of flashbacks. Explore the use of flashbacks in narrative writing and analyze those used in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". How do the use of flashbacks help to develop the character? Are the flashbacks used in the story important for its development? Would the reader like more flashbacks to learn even more about the characters?

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