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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 supposed to make supper but is not at home at the Fetters household?
2. Why does Sabine feel guilty regarding Kitty?
3. Who is Bertie's fiance?
4. Who was Phan?
5. What is the cause of Parsifal's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sabine note about the Fetters' fitting in their Nebraska environment?
2. What does Phan tell Sabine in a dream after Parsifal dies?
3. How does Sabine philosophize her life versus the one Parsifal had?
4. What conclusion does Sabine come to regarding Parsifal's denial of any living family?
5. What does Kitty tell Sabine about how Parsifal killed his father?
6. Who is Haas and what is his role in the story?
7. How does The Magician's Assistant begin?
8. How do Sabine's parents feel about her going to Nebraska to visit Parsifal's family?
9. Where does Sabine take Parsifal's mother and sister on their second day in Los Angeles?
10. What are Sabine's perceptions of Kitty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the ongoing conflict between Howard and the rest of the Fetters family. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does Howard feel a special conflict with Sabine?
Essay Topic 2
The search for love is an important theme in THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Denial seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of denial? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the lives of the characters? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
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