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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. Who is Patrick in Chapter 44?

2. What does the family smell in Chapter 44?

3. What does Vicky show Patrick in his bedroom?

4. What does Patrick confess to Louise in Chapter 31?

5. What does Patrick do to Mulvey's in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patrick describe Charlie's ability to move on in Chapter 55?

2. What happens to Irwin in Chapter 46 after leaving the bar?

3. What does Patrick discover about Charlie when he returns to Tyreelin?

4. What does Patrick do in Chapter 53 to try to feel loved?

5. How does Patrick feel about being released from police custody?

6. What types of things does Patrick describe doing as a prostitute in Chapter 34?

7. What does Patrick reveal to Louise in Chapter 31?

8. Chapter 33, how does Patrick describe Eily's decision after finding how she was pregnant?

9. How does Patrick spend his days in Chapter 56?

10. What does Patrick write about in Chapter 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does money play in this novel? What does it mean to the characters? How does it define them and how does it develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What was the IRA? How was the IRA portrayed in "Breakfast on Pluto"? What role did the IRA play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does place define the characters of this novel? Select three characters and analyze how where they are located defines them as people.

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