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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 the narrator ask the motorbike man to do in Part III that he has never asked before?
2. Where does the narrator start his position in the Coldharbour Lane reenactment?
3. What is one reason the narrator feels justified in making such particular and peculiar demands of his staff?
4. How does the narrator feel watching the person fixing his car?
5. What is the second reenactment project the narrator wants Naz to manage for him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What interaction does the narrator have with the old woman who cooks liver, and why is it important?
2. In Part IV, what event does the narrator become obsessed with reenacting?
3. What does the doctor who examines the narrator conclude about the narrator in Part IV?
4. What role does the narrator take in the homicide reenactment, and how does the reenactment make him feel?
5. Why does the narrator get so angry at the pianist in Part III?
6. What is one unanticipated problem with cooking the liver in Chapter 9?
7. In Part III, who does the narrator begin to value more on his team and why?
8. In Part IV, what kind of reenactment does the narrator ask for that is a departure from the other ones he has asked ror?
9. What does the narrator request of the woman in the lobby, and why?
10. What is wrong with the plants the Portuguese plant specialist brings with her to the new building?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the narrator chooses not to tell Greg and Catherine the true sum that he has received in compensation for his accident at the beginning of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Do you think McCarthy intends for the reader to feel any measure of sympathy for the narrator by the end of this novel? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does the narrator's receipt of the 8 million pounds in compensation affect his closest personal relationships in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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