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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. From what kind of hangover does Hank suffer?

2. What happens to the house as the postman delivers the postcard?

3. Who is Lee's father?

4. What has Hank left for them?

5. What does Hank say is something to look forward to in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the prologue that begins Chapter 2.

2. In what way does the town talk differently about Viv?

3. What characters does the opening of chapter 5 examine?

4. What are the three main characters, Viv, Lee and Hank troubled with at breakfast?

5. What happens when a postman tries to deliver a postcard?

6. Describe the prologue that opens the first chapter.

7. Why does the real estate man soap his house?

8. Whose perspectives does the narrative move between as Viv, Lee and Henry wait at the shack?

9. What does Lee describe in his narration in Chapter 6, Part 1?

10. What does Lee tell his housemate on the phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the following statement: "The different points of view Kesey uses in the novel make it inaccessible to the average reader." Using two examples from the book, argue either for or against the statement.

Essay Topic 2

Identify moments in the book that are dictated by the strike.

1) How far-reaching is the strike is on the local community? Does it affect areas outside the community as well?

2) Choose a character in the novel and find out how the strike affects and restricts that character's decisions.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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