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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 is the name of the narrator's roommate in Story 10 that he shaves?
2. Who is Angelique?
3. What is the name of the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6?
4. What type of vehicle does the "second man" in Story 8 drive?
5. The narrator defines Michelle in Story 7 as all of the following except for which?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.
2. What role does Terrence play in Story 6? How do the other characters in the story handle Terrence's situation?
3. What happens when the narrator goes to visit a pair of friends in Story 8?
4. What key point does the narrator make between the intimacy between men and women in Story 7?
5. In what way is the title "Emergency" a direct metaphor of the narrator's life in Story 6?
6. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?
7. In what way is the large horse pill the narrator receives in Story 9 a prize for the narrator?
8. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."
9. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?
10. Who does the term "other man" refer to in Story 8.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze, discuss, and explain the significance the following quote found in Story 1: "I knew every raindrop by its name. I sensed everything before it happened. I knew a certain Oldsmobile would stop for me even before it slowed, and by the sweet voices of the family inside it I knew we'd have an accident in the storm. I didn't care. They said they'd take me all the way."
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the significance of the books title, Jesus' Son. How is the title developed throughout the book? What literary devices does the author use to develop the title?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you explore the issue of addiction and its influence as seen throughout the book Jesus' Son.
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