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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. At what age does the person who dies in Chapter 1 predict that he or she will die?

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

3. What does the Strange Man tell the Business Partner to do with the object he gives him?

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

5. What time is the Main Character told that the Boss would send a car for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the importance of the slip in Chapter 3?

10. Describe the relationship between the Main Character and his ex-wife.

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

Select three characters from the novel, and explain how each plays a significant role in the awakening and character development of the Main Character.

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism in A Wild Sheep Chase sends many messages involving themes like alienation, authority, and transformation. Select three items of symbolism and for each:

1) Describe what theme or idea they symbolize.

2) Analyze the use of that object to send a message at that point in the novel.

3) Relate the object to the author's use of surrealism in the novel.

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