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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 owns the bar that the Main Character visits in carrying out the Rat's request?

2. What does the Limo Driver give to the Main Character?

3. How does the Main Character first learn of the death in Chapter 1?

4. Whose phone number does the Limo Driver say he has?

5. What music does the Main Character recall hearing during his time with the person who dies were together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Strange Man.

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

5. What is the meaning of the chapter title "Wednesday Afternoon Picnic?"

6. Describe the Limo Driver.

7. How does the Boss come to gain his power?

8. What evidence is there in Chapter 2 that the Main Character and his ex-wife still care for each other?

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

10. Describe the Rat's relationship to the Main Character.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The labels used instead of names send strong messages about the characters in A Wild Sheep Chase. Select three characters and analyze the message sent by the label given by the author. Explain how the story would be different if names were used.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 28, the Caretaker tells the Main Character that is easy to care for 200 sheep because they are cooperative and want to be led. How does this statement work as a metaphor for the mediocrity of humanity in A Wild Sheep Chase? Write an analytical response using support from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The surreal quality of A Wild Sheep Chase is at times enhanced and at times contradicted by the use of setting in the novel. Select two settings that play an important role to the creation of the surreal feeling of the story. Compare and contrast them.

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