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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. Who is Omar Khayyám?

2. What remained constant about the scales the girl played on her instrument when she lived above the narrator?

3. Who, according to the narrator, is more seriously affected by tedium?

4. In which point of view is the book written?

5. What instrument did a girl who lived above the narrator play when she lived in the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about intelligent and sensitive people? Since they can't be banned to an island, what should they do and why?

2. According to the narrator, how does one become a man of action? What role do men of action play in society and why?

3. Why are women considered to be nothing more than decor by the narrator?

4. Discuss the disease with which the narrator claims to be afflicted. What does this disease attack? Who does the narrator say is more seriously affected by it?

5. When does the narrator say wisdom begins?

6. What does the narrator credit mirrors and wardrobes for doing?

7. What are the narrator's thoughts on writing perfect literature? Which classic example does he analyze to make his point and what does he say about it?

8. Define heteronym and who created the concept?

9. What does the narrator like about being sick?

10. What does the narrator say about memories that never occurred?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a simile? Discuss and analyze one example of a simile from The Book of Disquiet.

Essay Topic 2

Define the "author's purpose" as it relates to nonfiction. Discuss the author's purpose of The Book of Disquiet.

Essay Topic 3

Define "fact," "theory," and "opinion." Explain why it is important to differentiate among the terms when reading nonfiction. Relate each term to a specific example in The Book of Disquiet.

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