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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. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character about her ears?

2. Whom does the Limo Driver tell the Main Character gave him the important phone number?

3. What does the Rat refuse to give to the Main Character in his first letter?

4. Who tells the Main Character about a sheep in Chapter 6?

5. What fantasy does the Main Character have often as a college student?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the location of the Boss's home.

2. Is the Boss a respectable person?

3. Describe the Main Character's efforts to connect with others in Chapters 19 through 21.

4. Why is the sex between the Main Character and the woman with the beautiful ears important?

5. Does the Main Character flaunt the authority of the Strange Man?

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

7. What does the way the Main Character responds to the death of his former lover in Chapter 1 reveal about him?

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

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

10. Does the Main Character respect the former lover who dies in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Will, the Gain, and the empire define the existence of the Sheep in A Wild Sheep Chase.

1) Explain how the Will, the Gain, and the empire come into existence in the novel.

2) Explain what situations could have existed or occurred that would have prevented these things from occurring.

3) Analyze how the Will, the Gain, and the empire in the novel relate to the world you live in.

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

Both the Rat and the Main Character are weak men who undergo transformations during the story.

1) By the end of A Wild Sheep Chase, do you consider the Main Character or the Rat to be the better person?

2) Which character undergoes the greater transformation?

3) If the Rat had come out of this situation alive, what do you think his relationship to the Main Character would be like?

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