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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. Why can Henry not go to the cinema or into the opium joint?

2. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?

3. What happens in Henry's head as Moldorf reads the letter from Fanny, his wife in America?

4. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?

5. Where has Henry taken the young Hindu for his sexual experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry describe the relationship between him, Boris, and Elsa?

2. How does Henry describe the book on which he is working?

3. Describe Henry's friends in Paris.

4. How does Henry get away from Serge?

5. What lie does Henry tell the Cronstadts when they invite him to join their meal?

6. Explain how Kelpi makes his living.

7. What does Henry know about Walter Pach?

8. In relating his experience with the young Hindu, what is Henry expressing about his own beliefs?

9. Why does Henry go so often to the American Express office?

10. How does Henry describe Moldorf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miller correctly identifies many people's obsession with royalty in Chapter 12 when he writes about Macha, the presumed Russian princess. Write a paper expressing your opinion about how you see the status of royalty today. You might want to include a reference to the late Princess Diana of England in your comments.

Essay Topic 2

In the mid 1960's, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that TROPIC OF CANCER is literature and not pornography. After reading the book, write an essay on why you do or do not think it should have caused such a controversy.

Essay Topic 3

A difficult time for Henry was when he was employed and had to, as he put it, kiss the boss's ass. Write a paper on the difficulty of being an employee and having to suppress your personal feelings and ideas because of a dictatorial boss.

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