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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. If reading is a way to dream, who actually guides that dream?
2. Why doesn't the narrator do any good deeds?
3. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?
4. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?
5. What, in addition to dreams, does the narrator say can substitute life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the narrator's opinion of collective thought?
2. Explain the narrator's transformation from his day job to his writing.
3. Where does the narrator's train trip take him? Why can't he recall any of the sights from his trip?
4. What does it take, according to the narrator, for people to be acceptable the world's standards?
5. Explain the narrator's statement that there are two types of artists.
6. When describing a sunset, what does the narrator wish he had and what makes him wish he had it?
7. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?
8. Why does the narrator say he writes with scenic description interspersed in his writing?
9. Why does the narrator say that don't people change their lives, even when repulsed by them?
10. What does the narrator notice about a bad lithograph? What does he compare it to and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of The Book of Disquiet? What was the mood of it? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.
Essay Topic 2
Define the term "sequence" as it applies to nonfiction books. Discuss the sequence of The Book of Disquiet.
Essay Topic 3
A main character in a work of fiction has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. In nonfiction, the main character is known as the subject. Soares is the subject of his own book. What are Soares good qualities? What are his bad qualities?
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