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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. From where does the Main Character phone his business partner in Chapter 23?

2. How does the Main Character react the first time he sees the Girlfriend's ears?

3. What does the person who is at the Main Character's apartment in Chapter 2 tell him?

4. What relationship does the Main Character share with the person who dies in Chapter 1?

5. What does the Rat send to the Main Character along with his first letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Is the Main Character a proactive or a reactive person?

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

7. Describe the Business Partner.

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

9. Does the Main Character want to go on the mission for the sheep?

10. Why does the ex-wife not want the Main Character to deliver her belongings to her new home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Is it the isolation or the passivity of humans that makes it easiest for the Sheep to control humans? Explain with numerous examples from the novel.

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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