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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 does Claire say radiation has even more endurance than?
2. What does Andy make a shopping trip to buy on Christmas Eve?
3. What does Claire want there to be in her bungalow when she returns home from New York?
4. What does Andy recall Tyler saying about the name "Andrew" in Chapter 24?
5. When Andy goes home for Christmas, what does his mother tell him she has stopped doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?
2. What does Andy explain about his father's health in Chapter 25?
3. Describe Bunny Hollander.
4. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible that is parked not far from Larry's Bar?
5. What does Claire intend to do with the stick she found on the street in New York?
6. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?
7. In her story in Chapter 18, what does Elvissa notice about the apartment Curtis is staying at?
8. What does Andy do for his family on Christmas morning?
9. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?
10. In Chapter 20, what does Andy suggest is the best way to stop dogs from begging at the dinner table?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the genre of the novel, literary fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is this novel an example of this genre?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the power of friendship in the novel. What are the relationships between the three main characters like?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of storytelling in Generation X. Why is telling stories such an important past-time for these characters? What are some recurring characteristics of the way they tell their stories? What do their stories reveal about them? What are the rules they have set for storytelling?
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