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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. Why doesn't Bateman end up eating the girl that he met and then killed at the club?

2. What does Bateman dump over the body of Paul Owen in order to speed up the decomposition process?

3. What leaves Bateman feeling bored when he is hanging out at Nell's with some of his friends?

4. What does Luis do when Bateman tries to make him get away from him?

5. Bateman is in bed with ____________ and it seems their relationship is beginning to end.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bateman decide to do after he is done killing the two women in his apartment?

2. What does Bateman use to torture the two women who he brings back to his apartment during the first part of this section?

3. How does Bateman ensnare the child when he decides to go to the zoo one day?

4. What does Bateman call his lawyer and say when he completes his killing spree one evening?

5. What is the special dessert that Bateman has created for Evelyn when they are having dinner together?

6. What does Bateman do one day when he meets up with Paul Owen for lunch?

7. What does Bateman decide to do when he realizes he does not have plans for dinner that evening?

8. What happens when Bateman goes to Smith & Wollensky with McDermott? What does Bateman fail to do?

9. What does Bateman use to kill the woman he picks up at a club during the first part of this section?

10. What happens with the reservation that Bateman pretended to have in order to get into an exclusive restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bateman does not have the strength to tell Jean that there would be no way to get a reservation at a high end restaurant on such short notice.

Part 1: Why do you think it matters to Bateman that he gets reservations at the best places?

Part 2: Why do you think Jean isn't worried or upset about the reservation snafu?

Part 3: Do you think that Bateman doesn't feel the urgent need to kill Jean as he does with other women?

Essay Topic 2

Bateman tells a girl that he feels the need to hurt her, so she should leave before anything happens.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman chose to let that woman know that she should leave?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if someone told you they were afraid they might hurt you?

Part 3: Do you think Bateman has the ability to stop killing other people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Luis continues to be obsessed with Bateman as the story goes on, even though it's clear Bateman does not feel the same way.

Part 1: What does this romantic sort of story line reveal about Bateman's feelings toward homosexuality? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think that Luis is still so obsessed with being with Bateman?

Part 3: What do you think you would do if someone was obsessed with you and you did not feel the same way?

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