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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 has Shannon been slipping into Seth's meals?

2. What has the owner of the house used for the master bathroom walls?

3. What do Shannon and Brandy search for along with the drugs?

4. What is Shannon's family nickname?

5. What is the cap for Shannon's health insurance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brandy's final request to Shannon before she dies?

2. What story does Brandy tell the border policemen to try to get them back into the USA?

3. Why does the narrator feel that she has no native tongue?

4. Why is Shannon upset that Evie borrowed her clothes?

5. Why does Manus have pornography magazines around his apartment?

6. What device does the author employ again and again to convey Shannon's emotions?

7. When the realtor talks about Canadian currency, why does it give the group pause?

8. Why does Evie live in a mansion in the suburbs?

9. What article of clothing does Brandy suggest Shannon wear?

10. What causes Shannon's disfigurement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Shannon and Brandy. How are they alike? How are they different? What paths have they taken in the quest for true originality? How could their shared childhood have sent them in such different directions? Do they come to peace with one another in the end of the novel? Why or why not? Why did Brandy choose to deceive Shannon for so long? Be sure to use examples from the text in your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Brandy is inspired by Miss Rona's idea of ripping yourself open and sewing yourself shut. What exactly does Miss Rona say needs to be done? Why is Brandy inspired by her ordeal? How has Miss Rona's ordeal been reflected in Brandy? How has it reflectedd in Shannon or Evie? Has Miss Rona escaped the societal trap of sameness?

Essay Topic 3

Do a character study of Evie Cottrell. What role does she play in the novel? How does her relationships with the other characters further the plot? How does her character contribute to the central themes of the novel? Is she a static character or does she undergo changes throughout the text? Explore Evie's idea of beautiful people together being less than the sum of their parts. How does this idea contribute to the novel? Is Shannon changed by this theory? Be sure to use examples from the text in your arguments.

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