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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 Scott needle Bill about?

2. Where did Scott get a job to get closer to Bill?

3. Who does Brita say wants to speak to Bill?

4. What kind of fish does Charlie say he recommends to writers at restaurants?

5. Of whom does Brita like to take photographs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Maureen?

2. With what does Scott say he has experience since his time in the city?

3. When does Bill say he felt good as a child?

4. What does Karen think of her parents?

5. What does Karen say American culture does with the word 'cult'?

6. How does Karen describe Andy Warhol?

7. What does Bill say binds terrorists and writers?

8. What does Charlie remember fondly about the fifties?

9. How does Brita come to the conclusion that she wants to photograph only writers?

10. How does Brita express her nervousness at the beginning of Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the author's views on the following subjects.

1. Marriage

2. Writing

3. Terrorism

Essay Topic 2

What is Charlie's role in the novel? How would the novel change if he was not one of the characters? How does he wake Bill up to other matters in life? In what way is he the only character that could have done this?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the life of a writer? What is his representation trying to express within the context of the story? Is it an accurate representation?

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