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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. Who can call James and make him smile?

2. When did the Bald Man attack his neighbor?

3. What is the name of the patient James meets in line while trying to get his medication?

4. What happens to James as he continues to be very angry?

5. Where is James told to get up from as it is where another person says they belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what takes place during James' first User Dream.

2. Why can't James eat anything more than toast for his breakfast?

3. Describe the interaction between Leonard and James in this chapter.

4. Why does James turn up the heat in the shower when he is bathing his body?

5. How does James respond to the situation in #9?

6. Describe James' new morning routine at the beginning of Chapter 9.

7. Describe the vision James has when he first falls asleep in the medical wing of the clinic.

8. What does James suspect about the group toilets as he is cleaning them?

9. What do James' brother and friends bring for James when they come to visit him at the clinic?

10. Describe the idea of the "Fury" that takes over James at times.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Fury is the force the controls James and his addictions. It is a violent force that seems to ever overshadow Frey as the writer at times, launching the reader into the true experience of addiction.

Part 1: Describe the Fury as James experiences it.

Part 2: What does the Fury seem to be doing to James? When does it appear?

Part 3: How does James finally conquer his Fury? What are some of the steps he takes to controlling this?

Essay Topic 2

When James' brother and his friends visit James in the clinic, James is affected deeply by their interactions.

Part 1: Describe the scene in which James receives a visit from his brother and his brother's friends.

Part 2: What do James' brother and friends bring with them to give to James?

Part 3: How does this visit affect James? What does he do as a result of their visit?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of honest is one that seems to be pushed in relation to becoming a recovered addict.

Part 1: Describe the ways in which James is honest and the ways in which James is dishonest in his rehabilitation.

Part 2: What does honesty provide to those who are in the rehabilitation Clinic? What are the benefits to being honest?

Part 3: Is there any contradiction in this story about the message of being honest? Are the people in authority as honest as they preach others should be?

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