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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 does Bryon ask to borrow from Charlie in Chapter 5?

2. Who is looking for Mark and Bryon in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, Bryon describes Mark as this kind of lion.

4. Where do Mark, Bryon and M&M go after the drugstore in Chapter 1?

5. Where do Mark and Bryon find M&M in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does M&M get angry at Mark after he helps to rescue him from Curly Shepard?

2. Why don't Cathy and Mark like each other?

3. Why does Bryon think Mark is familiar with the 'free love' house?

4. What happens to Bryon while he is hung over at work?

5. Why doesn't Bryon like Curtis?

6. Why does Bryon go to Charlie's grave?

7. What happens to M&M after he drops acid?

8. Why doesn't Bryon love Cathy anymore by Chapter 11?

9. What is Bryon's impression of the 'free love' house?

10. Describe a typical night on the Ribbon.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how cars affected culture in the 20th century. How did they change social gatherings, food consumption and leisure activities?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing gun culture in the United States. Does America have more guns than any other country in the world? Do the media play a role in painting a picture of the U.S. as a place where everyone has a gun?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing teen culture in the 1960s. Be sure to address:

1 - How was it different from today.

2 - Whether or not teens were more sheltered then than they are now.

3 - How the high school experience has changed.

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