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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. To what does Herzog compare his life?

2. What course does Herzog suggest for the school?

3. Who is "money's medium"?

4. What does Herzog purchase in Chapter 2?

5. To whom does Herzog think he owes money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herzog feel towards Madeleine in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Herzog clean himself up at the end of the novel?

3. What does Herzog write to Marco?

4. Why does Herzog go to Europe?

5. What does Madeleine's father tell Herzog when he meets him?

6. Why does Herzog leave the academic life?

7. What happens at Father Herzog's bootlegging deal?

8. Who is Wanda?

9. Why does Herzog travel to Chicago in Chapter 7?

10. How does Herzog feel about Ramona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herzog is not faithful to either of his wives, having affairs behind both of their backs. Yet when Madeleine has an affair with Valentine, Herzog is outraged. Explore why Herzog believes his affairs with other women are okay and should be tolerated, while Madeleine's affair is cause for divorce. What is Herzog's reasoning behind each of his affairs (with Sono, Madeleine while he was with Daisy, and Wanda, among others)? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

A major theme in the novel is sanity or the lack thereof. How are sanity and insanity/mental instability portrayed in the novel? What does each represent? What characters fit into each category? How do the characters on the insanity side try to move towards sanity? Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

A theme in the novel is the idea of redemption. How does the story highlight this idea? How does the story move towards redemption? What do the main characters do to complete the task of attaining redemption? Use specific examples from the text.

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