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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. What television show does Bateman then watch on his watch when he's in the office?

2. Who becomes offended by the whole bathroom situation and storms out of the club?

3. What does Bateman end up buying at D'Agastino's that he doesn't actually need to buy?

4. What do Bateman and Price realize about the cocaine they thought they had bought? What does it turn out to be?

5. What does Bateman decide to order from McDonald's after murdering the two beings that he murders after the dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bateman realize about Evelyn and Price as she is brushing her hair and Price is talking to her?

2. What happens when Paul Owen comes over to the table at Harry's to talk with Bateman and the other men?

3. What are two of the subjects Bateman and his friends discuss when they are out at Harry's?

4. What do Price and Bateman discover when they arrive at Evelyn's house after their taxi ride?

5. What does Bateman experience when he is watching Bono in U2 for the first time when out with friends?

6. What happens between Tim Price and the homeless man at the start of the novel?

7. What does Bateman lecture a homeless man about on his way home from a black tie dinner?

8. How does Bateman brush off the girl from his apartment who wants to make a date with him?

9. Who is the other couple that is in the apartment with Bateman, Price, and the two women?

10. What does Bateman tell his co-worker during the lunch when they talk about the Bahamas, though his co-worker doesn't hear what Bateman said?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men seem to enjoy teasing homeless men with money and then not giving it to them. This happens frequently in the novel.

Part 1: Why do you think the men like to tease the homeless men with money?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if one of your friends did this? Why?

Part 3: How do you behave when you pass homeless people on the street? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Courtney is overly concerned about using protection when she and Bateman are having sex, almost in an obsessive way.

Part 1: Why do you think Courtney is so obsessed about the protection used during sex?

Part 2: Do you think it's normal to be so obsessed about what protection is used during sex? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you feel you are someone who is concerned about how much protection is used during sex? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the novel, Tim Price is talking nonstop about the world, filling up the air with meaningless conversation.

Part 1: Why do you think Price felt the need to keep talking while riding in a taxi with Bateman?

Part 2: Do you think that you always need to talk in order to fill up quiet time in a conversation? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think you would behave when you were in a car with a person like Bateman? Why?

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