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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. At what kind of restaurant does Marvin eat in chapter four?

2. In which state is Phoenix?

3. Which city is Nick flying to in chapter nine?

4. What is the child taping in chapter one?

5. Who drives Alma to the friary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick think about meeting Klara after all these years?

2. What do we find out about Nick's past in this section?

3. What does this section say about the Texas Highway Killer?

4. How are Nick and Klara's lives different?

5. What do people in Phoenix think about Nick's roots?

6. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

7. Who was Albert Bronzini?

8. Why does Nick's wife like Nick's mother?

9. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

10. How does Marian react to Nick's fling with Donna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What is post modernism? In what way is Don De Lillo a post modern writer?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Lenny Bruce? Why does the author include him as a character in his novel?

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