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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. The narrator indicates that the two men he sees at the hospital in Story 8 were brought together by common ________.
2. According to the narrator of Story 9, Happy Hour is also referred to as ________.
3. Where does the narrator say the "second man" from Story 8 is from?
4. In the Story 7 narrator's flashback, how many shots did Michelle fire at him?
5. Where does Georgie tell the narrator he wants to go in Story 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the final lines in Story 7 reveal about the narrator's view of Michelle's abortion?
2. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.
3. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."
4. Discuss the relevance of the baby rabbits to Story 6.
5. What is the relevance of picketers standing outside the abortion clinic in Story 7?
6. How did Bill receive his bullet holes? How do these bullet holes haunt Bill?
7. What key point does the narrator make between the intimacy between men and women in Story 7?
8. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?
9. Briefly describe the "second man" in Story 8.
10. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the significance of the three vehicles in Story 1: "Car Crash While Hitchhiking."
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the narrator's relationships with the different women in the book. How is each relationship similar and how are they different?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that explains the symbolic value of the broken brakes on the narrator's car, as referred to in Story 2: "Two Men" and Story 4: "Dundun." What actions, circumstances, and attitudes not only in those two stories but in the collection as a whole are represented?
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