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The Day of the Locust
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The Day of the Locust
by:
Nathanael West
Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15–17
Chapter 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–26
Chapter 27
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Tod Hackett
Homer Simpson
Faye Greener
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Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15–17
Chapter 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–26
Chapter 27
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1
of 5
In what city was Nathaniel West born?
Philadelphia
New York City
Mexico City
Calcutta
2
of 5
What was West’s ethnic background?
Russian-Jewish
Greek
African American
Native American
3
of 5
What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?
Train porter
Gas station attendant
Hotel night manager
Notary clerk
4
of 5
What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?
Waiter
Concierge
Broadway casting director
Hollywood scriptwriter
5
of 5
What historical event does much of West’s fiction respond to, in one way or another?
World War I
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Prohibition
The Depression
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