Seize the Day Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Seize the Day Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 career did Wilhelm's mother encourage him to try?

2. What floor of the hotel does Wilhelm live on?

3. Who says, "And I want nobody on my back. Get off!"

4. When did Wilhelm leave college to go to Hollywood?

5. How do Rubin and Wilhelm know each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Instead of using Tamkin's here-and-now exercise, what does Wilhelm close his eyes and hear?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 2, Wilhelm and Dr. Adler have a conversation about Wilhelm's mother. What do they talk about?

3. When does Wilhelm use the car he parks on the street in the city? Where does he go?

4. What is the significance of the power of attorney document that Wilhelm signs for Tamkin?

5. What happens in Chapter 1 when Wilhelm arrives in Los Angeles to start his career as an actor?

6. Why does Dr. Adler say he won't give Catherine any money for her art?

7. Wilhelm says of Tamkin, "I am on his back--his back." What does he mean by this?

8. In Chapter 5, what do we learn about Mr. Rowland that helped to convince Wilhelm to invest more money in the stock market?

9. How is Dr. Adler's life story different from Wilhelm's?

10. What are Dr. Adler's and Mr. Perls' impressions of Dr. Tamkin in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Wilhelm suspected, Tamkin ultimately takes off with his money and leaves him to deal with the fallout. Abandonment is a key motif in the story.

Part 1) How does abandonment affect Wilhelm? Why does Tamkin abandon him? Who else abandons Wilhelm?

Part 2) How does Wilhelm's childhood - specifically his relationship with his father - feed his issues of abandonment?

Part 3) Finally, how does abandonment factor into Wilhelm's own family? How does it relate to Margaret? And Wilhelm's sons?

Essay Topic 2

In the first chapter, Wilhelm recalls a line of poetry from a college textbook: "Sunk though he be beneath the wat'ry floor..."

Part 1) What do you think this means in the context of the original poem? How does it relate specifically to Wilhelm?

Part 2) This concept of water and sinking reappears throughout the rest of the book. Cite at least 3 examples where this metaphor is used.

Part 3) Why does Wilhelm constantly go back to this line? Why is he so drawn to it?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the book, Seize the Day, is used twice in the text, by two different characters.

Part 1) What does "seize the day" mean?

Part 2) Who uses the phrase? Is it used differently the first time it's used and the second? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why do you think Saul Bellow chose this title for his book?

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