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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 Charlie tell Waldemar could be in the envelope Humboldt left for him?
2. What is Kafka's description of Steiner?
3. How does Charlie get Waldemar to finally show him the contents of the envelope Humboldt has left him?
4. Who shows up unannounced at Charlie's door in Madrid?
5. How does Humboldt address Charlie in his posthumous letter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Charlie begin to cry while watching the film in Paris with Rinaldo?
2. What is the relationship between Huggins and Charlie?
3. During Charlie's visit with Naomi, why does Naomi believe the two of them would never have made a lasting relationship together?
4. What is Humboldt's Uncle Waldemar afraid that Charlie might do when he is given the envelope?
5. As Charlie thinks about oblivion and death as being all we have to expect out of this world, what options present themselves to him in order to meet this end?
6. How does Charlie explain his relationship with Roger to people abroad?
7. When Charlie offers to put up the ransom for the return of Pierre, how does he expect to be repaid?
8. How does Corcoran in the "Treatment" end up losing even though his book is a great success?
9. Does Charlie have confidence in PIerre Thaxter's ability to get help for him while in jail?
10. Why does Charlie feel compelled to continue the work of the dead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Seeing Section 8 as an allegory of the struggle between the creatively motivated artist and a materialist social order, what is Charlie's great sin--the one that is likely to cost him his livelihood?
What is Charlie's worth as seen by society?
Consider all that has occurred in the judge's chambers.
Essay Topic 2
Alone in his room in Madrid while Roger is at school, Charlie meditates. How is he coming to terms with being a middle-aged man with no woman in his life and no money?
Essay Topic 3
When Charlie meets Cantabile at the Russian Baths, Cantabile intends to either hurt or humiliate Charlie. At the end of this section, Cantabile takes a different approach with Charlie.
Has Cantabile's need for Charlie's help changed his relationship with him?
What does Cantabile expect from Charlie in terms of a social relationship of any kind?
Should Charlie, in your opinion, acquiesce and help him?
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