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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 young man researching?

2. Why does Brita think Bill is off balance?

3. What does Bill describe to Brita?

4. What does Roger say is the only thing Kim's interpreter taught him to say?

5. What does Karen say parents do when one shows belief?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scott become acquainted with Karen?

2. Why does Brita say she can't talk seriously in cars?

3. Why does Scott say that he tells Bill what he does?

4. When does Bill say he felt good as a child?

5. How does Karen escape her cousins at the airport?

6. What does Brita think is special about the writer's face?

7. What does Bill say binds terrorists and writers?

8. How does the author describe Reverend Moon?

9. Why doesn't Karen think Scott minds her sleeping with Bill?

10. How does the author describe Maureen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bill's relationship with one of the following people.

1. Scott

2. Karen

3. Charlie

4. Liz

Essay Topic 2

What does the Mao picture symbolize in the context of the story? How is Mao compared to the main character Bill?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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