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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. Who does Temple suggest setting Meg up with?

2. How does Meg prevent the truck driver who recognizes her from Stillwater College to keep quiet?

3. What are Karen and Temple looking for when they run into Byrdie?

4. What does Temple say he saw on Lee’s face when Lee realized that Karen was his daughter?

5. What is Luke writing a book about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the case of the drug bust frustrating for the district attorney?

2. How do Lomax and Meg skate by when a local cocaine bust does not touch them?

3. What causes Meg to reassess her appearance, and what does she find when she does?

4. What are the costumes Karen and Temple wear to the Halloween party at Thetan House?

5. What are Meg’s three fears about getting caught dealing drugs?

6. How did Karen get the nickname “Shadow” (139)?

7. What is the sheltering sky, and what does it mean to Temple?

8. What kind of awakening does Temple have when he reads Invisible Man?

9. Why is Meg more afraid than comforted when she meets Diane, whom she identifies as another lesbian?

10. How does Byrdie meet Karen at Thetan House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of Mislaid. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the profanities and explicit scenes in Mislaid? Are they risky? Do they add more to the book than they lose in risk?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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