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Miss Lonelyhearts

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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

"Miss Lonelyhearts, Help Me, Help Me" and "M.L. and the Dead Pan"

"Miss Lonelyhearts and the Lamb" and "M.L. and the Fat Thumb"

"Miss Lonelyhearts and the Clean Old Man"

"Miss Lonelyhearts and Mrs. Shrike"

"Miss Lonelyhearts on a Field Trip"

"Miss Lonelyhearts in the Dismal Swamp" and "M.L. in the Country"

"Miss Lonelyhearts Returns," "M.L. and the Cripple," and "M.L. Pays a Visit"

"Miss Lonelyhearts Attends a Party," "M.L. and the Party Dress," and "M.L. Has a Religious Experience"

Important Quotations Explained

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Miss Lonelyhearts

Nathanael West

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What organization does Miss Lonelyhearts work for?

(A) A brokerage firm

(B) A newspaper

(D) A school

Whom does Miss Lonelyhearts decide to marry at the end of the novel?

(A) Mary

(B) Miss Farkis

(D) Mrs. Doyle

Who kills Miss Lonelyhearts at the end of the novel?

(A) Doyle

(B) Mrs. Doyle

(D) He commits suicide

What part of Doyle's anatomy is crippled?

(A) His hand

(B) His back

(D) His foot

Whose arm does Miss Lonelyhearts twist?

(A) Doyle's

(B) The old man's

(D) Ned Gates's

With what does Miss Lonelyhearts finish off the sacrifice of the lamb?

(A) A knife

(B) A stone

(D) A crowbar

What makes particularly loud noise at night at Betty's family farm?

(A) Deer

(B) The gas station attendant

(D) Wind

What color dress does Betty wear that draws Miss Lonelyhearts's attention?

(A) Red

(B) Navy

(D) Light blue

Who writes the longest letter to Miss Lonelyhearts?

(A) The nose-less girl

(B) "Broad Shoulders"

(D) Mrs. Doyle

What does Miss Lonelyhearts's tongue turn into when he first sees Betty?

(A) A fat thumb

(B) Cotton

(D) A clean old man

Where do Miss Lonelyhearts and Mary go on their date?

(A) A Mexican restaurant

(B) A Spanish restaurant

(D) The speakeasy

Where do Miss Lonelyhearts and Mrs. Doyle meet in the park?

(A) By the fountain

(B) By the skyscraper

(D) In the center

For how long does Miss Lonelyhearts stay in bed before Shrike takes him to his party?

(A) Two days

(B) Three days

(D) He never gets in bed

In what book does Miss Lonelyhearts read a passage about universal love?

(A) The Brothers Karamazov

(B) Crime and Punishment

(D) Anna Karenina

To what religious figure does Miss Lonelyhearts compare his appearance?

(A) A priest

(B) Jesus

(D) A minister

What kind of writers do Miss Lonelyhearts's friends particularly hate?

(A) Female writers

(B) Male writers

(D) Copywriters

What age does Shrike say Miss Lonelyhearts should embrace?

(A) The Middle Ages

(B) The Restoration

(D) The Renaissance

By what name does Miss Lonelyhearts call Betty one time?

(A) Betty the Barbarian

(B) Betty the Buddha

(D) Batty

Where does Betty take Miss Lonelyhearts?

(A) To her own farm

(B) To her aunt's farm

(D) To the inner city

What was the original motivation behind Miss Lonelyhearts's job?

(A) He needed work

(B) The newspaper wanted to help people

(D) He found he was good at giving advice

What kind of alcohol do Miss Lonelyhearts and his college friends acquire in the "Lamb" episode?

(A) Gin

(B) Rum

(D) Applejack

Whose hand does Miss Lonelyhearts hold in the speakeasy?

(A) Shrike's

(B) Doyle's

(D) Goldsmith's

What reason does the gas station attendant give for the presence of the deer by the lake?

(A) The "Yids" don't go there

(B) There are salt licks there

(D) The Protestants don't go there

What is the name of the game Shrike starts at his party?

(A) "Miss Lonelyhearts, Help Me"

(B) "Every Man his own Miss Lonelyhearts"

(D) "Truth or Dare, Miss Lonelyhearts"

What does Mrs. Doyle call Miss Lonelyhearts and Doyle when she sees them holding hands?

(A) "Lovers"

(B) "Friends"

(D) "Romans"

Whom did Miss Lonelyhearts ask to marry him two months before the start of the novel?

(A) Mary

(B) Betty

(D) Miss Farkis

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