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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 is the Strange Man dressed?

2. Whom does the Strange Man demand to speak to?

3. What does the Strange Man believe is really the Boss's problem?

4. What is in the photograph that the Main Character used in the bulletin?

5. What does the Main Character tell the Strange Man he fears losing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the Main Character care about the future of the Business Partner?

2. How does the Main Character feel about the death of his former lover?

3. What is the significance of the Rat's second letter?

4. Does the Main Character trust his new girlfriend?

5. What is revealed about the Main Character through his conversations with J and the Rat's female friend?

6. How does the Strange Man continue to threaten the Main Character in Chapter 22?

7. Describe the mystery surrounding the Boss's illness.

8. Describe the Main Character's dream the first time he rides in the Boss's limo.

9. What is the importance of the Whale's Penis?

10. How does the Main Character react to his return to his hometown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the Main Character a strong person? Support your answer with specifics from A Wild Sheep Chase.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in A Wild Sheep Chase l flounder looking for a sense of direction and purpose while others are strongly motivated and driven by a passionate purpose.

1) How does having a sense of purpose affect a character's life experience in this novel?

2) Compare and contrast two example in which having a sense of purpose are positive and negative events for specific characters in the book.

3) Analyze how a sense of purpose relates to happiness for the characters in this story.

Essay Topic 3

Many instances of foreshadowing are used in A Wild Sheep Chase.

1) Select an instance of foreshadowing that is related to mysticism or power and explain its significance.

2) Select an instance of foreshadowing that is simply a literary technique and is unrelated to the power of a character or object. Explain its significance.

3) Which instance of foreshadowing is more effective? Why?

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