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The Day of the Locust
Chapters 7â8 Quick Quiz
The Day of the Locust
by:
Nathanael West
Summary
Plot Overview
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
Characters
Character List
Tod Hackett
Homer Simpson
Faye Greener
Main Ideas
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Table of Contents
Chapters 7–8 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Who recommended that Homer move to Hollywood from Des Moines, Iowa?
His doctor
His lawyer
His psychologist
His mother
2
of 5
What was Homer’s job in Des Moines, before he moved to Hollywood?
Court stenographer
Hotel bookkeeper
Power plant safety inspector
Trolley conductor
3
of 5
What about Homer’s otherwise well-proportioned body is not well-proportioned?
His small head
His large hands
His large eyes
Answers A. and B.
4
of 5
What request did Homer’s hotel boss make that he had trouble fulfilling?
Show up on time
Cook the books
Pull an all-nighter
Evict a woman
5
of 5
What illness prompted Homer to move out to California?
Tuberculosis
Depression
Cancer
Pneumonia
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Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
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