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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. Where do Blair and Clay end up after Daniel's party?

2. In Part 3, why does Blair want to spend time alone with Clay?

3. Who is at Clay's mother's house when he arrives from the airport?

4. Why is Clay suspicious about loaning the money to Julian?

5. Who calls Clay to set-up a meeting between him and Julian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Clay and Julian meet Finn at a night club?

2. Describe the scene at Julian's house on King's Road when Clay arrives.

3. Why does Rip contact Clay? What happens when Clay shows up to meet Rip?

4. What do Clay and Rip encounter while on Mulholland Drive? What does it remind them of?

5. What does Clay do before his date with Blair in Part 7? What do they do on their date? What happens when they go to Spago?

6. What does Clay's psychiatrist tell him during his visit? How does Clay react?

7. Who does Clay attend the Christmas party with in Part 3 of the novel? Why do they choose to leave the party early? What do they do after they leave the party?

8. Describe Blair's Christmas party.

9. What occurs as Blair is driving Clay home from their date?

10. Why does Clay visit Muriel? What happens during his visit with Muriel? What happens after his visit with Muriel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the title of the novel, Less Than Zero, represent the story in the book? What does the title of the novel say about the characters? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How does Clay express his compassion? Provide at least three examples. Does he only express his compassion during certain times? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Clay agree to go along with Julian to his appointment? Why does Clay excuse himself during Julian's appointment? What does Clay have to do in order to stay at the hotel with Julian? Please use specific examples from the book.

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