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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 is Nin clouded by in this section?

2. What is the name of Jamie's teacher?

3. Why does Jamie think the bureau drawer is the perfect crib for Nin?

4. What does Jamie feel like his body is going to start to do?

5. What does Earl do in the afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jamie persuade Patty to take him to the carnival?

2. Summarize Chapter 4.

3. How does Jamie make Patty angry in this section?

4. How does Van react to what he has done?

5. Describe the trailer and its area?

6. In what way is Earl the perfect person for Patty to have gone to for help?

7. Who is Agnes and what is her role in the story?

8. What does Jamie recall about Van and Chapter 3?

9. How does Patty reassure Jamie?

10. What are the different ways of magic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What are Jamie's feelings for Van? Why does he feel sympathy for Van at the end of the book? What does his sympathy suggest about Van and his relationship with Patty?

Essay Topic 3

What does Jamie's fantasy about the bomb suggest about his situation in the story? How is his fantasy linked to the theme of dependency?

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