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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. How does Naz want to apply for a permit to do the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?

2. What kind of fluid do the people repairing the narrator's car replace for him?

3. What does the man who is killed in Coldharbour Lane symbolize to the narrator?

4. What does the narrator want Frank to change in the second reenactment?

5. In Chapter 13, what does the narrator ask the pianist to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. What task does the narrator often ask Naz to perform for him that is outside the remit of his original purpose?

2. What role does the narrator take in the homicide reenactment, and how does the reenactment make him feel?

3. What happens to the cats on the roof of the building routinely, and how does the narrator handle this problem?

4. Who prompts the narrator to take stock of his reenactments and actions up to that point in the end of Part IV, and what idea does the narrator come up with for his next plan?

5. In Part IV, what kind of reenactment does the narrator ask for that is a departure from the other ones he has asked ror?

6. What interaction does the narrator have with the old woman who cooks liver, and why is it important?

7. What happens to the narrator in the days immediately following his homicide reenactment?

8. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?

9. What sensation does the narrator experience when he is very happy with the reenactments?

10. What does the narrator do with Roger's models of the various scenes that interest him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the protagonist's inability and complete refusal to take Matthew Younger's advice about his investments shape the plot and outcome of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How much of the narrator's increasingly bizarre and dangerous demands do you think McCarthy intends the reader to attribute to the aftermath of the narrator's original accident? How much weight do you think McCarthy invites the reader to assign to the narrator's personality regarding his actions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When and how does McCarthy communicate the protagonist's increasing callousness towards those around him throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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