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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 does James walk out of the clinic?

2. What does Leonard ask James to be for him?

3. What happened to Lilly that she wants to keep from James?

4. Who agrees to give Lilly and James another chance if they agree to stop seeing each other?

5. How does James feel once Leonard is gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lilly call to ask James to meet her in the woods?

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

4. Describe Matty Jackson, another patient in the clinic with James and Leonard.

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

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

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

8. What is the simple moral of Leonard's story about his family and about how he came to be at the clinic?

9. What does James tell Joanne about the time he will know he has recovered from his addiction?

10. What happened to Lilly that she was afraid James would find out from others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

James is impressed with the Bald Man and what he is able to do within the clinic setting. This figure becomes important to James as he deals with the process of recovery.

Part 1: Describe the character of the Bald Man. What strikes James as fascinating about him?

Part 2: What is the main lesson that James learns from this character? Why is this important?

Part 3: Do you think James would have recovered without the introduction of the Bald Man? Why or why not?

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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