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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. How much coffee a day does Sara drink after two weeks on the diet pills?

2. How does Harry feel as he leaves Sara after their visit?

3. At the end of the year, how do Harry and Marion pass their days?

4. What became of Tyrone's mother?

5. What does the old junkie tell Tyrone concerning drug use?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Tyrone changed now that he dips into the stash?

2. What is Harry's internal conflict concerning Marion when they cannot find a drug connection?

3. What do Marion and Harry hide from each other about their drug connections?

4. How does Harry feel about his mom after their visit in Chapter 3, Part 32?

5. What does Sara's life consist of as the year comes to a close?

6. What does the reader learn about Tyrone and his past that indirectly characterizes him?

7. What do Harry and Marion's lives consist of as the year comes to a close?

8. What is Harry and Tyrone's relationship like as they work the streets?

9. What is Tyrone and Alice's relationship like?

10. How has Sara finally realized her reality in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Debate the realness of the novel. Are drug addiction and its consequences adequately and fairly portrayed?

Essay Topic 2

Sara begins taking the pills as the doctor orders: three before every meal. When Sara no longer feels the buzz that they gave her in the beginning, she starts taking them all at once to start her day. What internal struggle drives Sara to abuse her medication?

Essay Topic 3

Too often Marion, Tyrone, Harry, and Sara focus on unrealistic goals and fantasies. Examine how these characters live outside reality. What are their goals in doing so, and what do they accomplish?

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