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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 calls James into his office in order to berate him on the assignment he was supposed to do?

2. What does James ask the bartender to do with the glass of alcohol?

3. On what does James write down his confession?

4. Which authorities want James to spend a long time in jail and do not want a plea bargain?

5. What does Miles feel he has done to his pregnant wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the secret James reveals to the priest as he is reading his confession aloud?

2. What do James' parents confess happened to James when he was a child?

3. Why does James wake up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. What is the assignment that Joanne gives to James after he reveals his moment of clarity he had in the woods?

5. Who does James suspect is behind the reduction in his Ohio prison sentence?

6. What does James do at the bar at the end of the story?

7. What does Lilly tell James about his parents and about being thankful for them?

8. What does James tell Joanne privately about his Fury in relation to his parents?

9. What does Leonard ask of James when he walks him out of the Clinic?

10. What has James' college girlfriend sent to him in the mail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Leonard and James is one that has a rough start, but eventually becomes the saving grace for both of these men.

Part 1: Describe the initial relationship between Leonard and James and their initial interactions.

Part 2: How does James finally come to allowing Leonard to be a part of his life, even a friend, it seems?

Part 3: What do you think of the final request of Leonard for James to be his son? What does this say about Leonard? How does this affect James?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The power of addiction is shocking in this story. From the details of James' past to his injuries in the beginning, it seems the grisly truth about addiction is worse than movies have led us to believe.

Part 1: Describe the opening scene and James' state when he gets off the airplane.

Part 2: Why do you think the details were included in this story? Do you think the addiction would have been less believable without the details? Why or why not?

Part 3: What part of the story shocked you the most? Why did it shock you?

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