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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 does Frank get the key to Angus' study?

2. In "Running Dog," where does Frank search after the coast?

3. What does Frank do after putting a wasp in the factory?

4. After learning she is a girl, how does Frank feel about the murders she committed?

5. What does Frank say Eric would push down the clothing of children?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Running Dog," how does Frank explain insanity?

2. How does Frank describe his childhood relationship with Eric?

3. What happens when Eric calls Frank in "Running Dog"?

4. What does Frank do after the wasp chooses fire in "The Wasp Factory"?

5. What does Frank mention while playing "Space Invaders" with Jamie?

6. What is the wasp factory?

7. What happens when Eric calls in "The Wasp Factory"?

8. What is strange about the specimen jar Frank finds in Angus' study?

9. Whose deaths were predicted by the wasp factory?

10. Why did Eric's relatives hold an intervention when he was a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do dogs play in this novel? What do they represent? How do they drive the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What does the wasp factory represent?

Essay Topic 3

What message is delivered about family in "The Wasp Factory"?

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