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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 Andy feel that Rome is becoming?

2. What does Andy prefer carrying as opposed to traveler's checks or personal checks?

3. What happens to Andy's attempts to convince Damian and B about the value of nothing?

4. With what is B obsessed?

5. As what does the bag function?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Andy at the beginning of this chapter? What is he doing?

2. Why does Andy consider himself a true American?

3. Over what do Andy and B argue?

4. With what about breakfast is Andy delighted?

5. Who hosts Andy and B? Why does this person become flustered?

6. What do B, Damian, and Andy think about the topic of growing wiser with age?

7. What does Andy believe supermarkets should do?

8. What does Andy think about pennies?

9. What is said about Andy's phone conversations?

10. Why does Andy not allow his bag to be taken from him at the grocery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The chapter on death is very brief.

Part 1) Describe this chapter on death. Why is it so brief?

Part 2) How is this chapter symbolic? Is this chapter effective in expressing Andy's beliefs about death? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this chapter affect the reader? How does it fit with the rest of the book and Andy's philosophies?

Essay Topic 2

Andy Warhol has three fundamental philosophies.

Part 1) What are his three fundamental philosophies? How are they revealed throughout this book?

Part 2) How does he contradict these philosophies? Why do these contradictions take place?

Part 3) What is the reason Andy has written this book about his philosophies? Is it for himself? For others? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Andy Warhol's ideas on class structure and employment fit in well with the time period.

Part 1) What are Andy's ideas about class structure? How do his ideas compare with others' ideas at this time?

Part 2) How might Andy have come to have these ideas about class structure? How much has this time period influenced his beliefs about class structure?

Part 3) How do his ideas on class structure affect his work and his popularity as an artist? How might his work have been received in previous decades? If he were a new artist today, how would his work be received today? Why?

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