Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Email
Please enter valid Email
Password
Please enter Password
Remember Me
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?
Subscribe
Log In
Help
Artboard
Created with Sketch.
Resubscribe
Perform Search
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Subscribe
The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West
Study Guide
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
Section Quizzes
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
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Chapters 9â10 Quiz
Chapters 9â10 Quiz
1
of 5
Homer goes for a walk on Hollywood Boulevard to avoid ___.
Eating compulsively
Thinking about Iowa again
Falling back asleep
Getting bored
2
of 5
How did Homer feel after forty years of uneventful experiences?
Anxious
Angry
Bored
Fine
3
of 5
Where did Homer spend his time, when he wasn’t making meals in his kitchen?
At the dog races
Walking around film sets
In his backyard
Outside Faye’s apartment
4
of 5
What view did Homer take in from the chair in his backyard?
His neighbor’s bedroom
The city skyline
The canyon
The garage and garbage
5
of 5
What did Homer see in his backyard and sympathize with?
Lizards
Flies
Possums
Squirrels
Previous section
Chapters 7–8 Quick Quiz
Next section
Chapters 11–12 Quick Quiz
The Day of the Locust: Popular pages
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Tod Hackett: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz
