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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 Leafy feel about Chloe's request at the Commission complex?

2. How does Leafy feel about dressing up as Santa?

3. What is the relationship between Leafy and Dalmire?

4. What does the reader learn about Leafy's sexual nature while at the club barbeque?

5. In what city does the book open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Leafy's father, and how has it affected his life?

2. In Part One, Chapter 5, how does Leafy see himself as a human being?

3. Compare and contrast Hazel and Priscilla.

4. What does the note the steward delivers to Leafy say?

5. In Part One, Chapter 1, why is Leafy upset with himself?

6. What does the reader learn about Leafy's character when he is so upset at Dr. Murray that he wants to ruin his reputation?

7. Explain Leafy's need for control and how he controls Hazel.

8. Is Leafy fair to Hazel? Why or why not?

9. Explain Morgan Leafy's profession and location.

10. In Part One, Chapter 4, who behaves in a dishonest fashion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of Part One, Chapter 1, is loss. In an essay, examine the theme of loss and analyze those things Leafy has lost, either through his own doing or someone else's.

Essay Topic 2

Are Leafy's problems a result of internal or external causes? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Using what you have learned about characterization, write a character analysis of one of the main characters. Include the following: a description, actions, relationship to other characters, motives, strengths, and weaknesses.

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