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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 does the caretaker say is living in the home on the sheep ranch that the Main Character visits in Chapter 30?

2. What do the Main Character and the Girlfriend observe as they go further up the mountain road?

3. What best describes the appearance of the Dolphin Hotel?

4. What does the Sheep Professor tell Main Character and the Girlfriend that the sheep plans to do?

5. What object does the Main Character discover in a book at the villa while he is waiting for the Rat to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of time to the characters in Chapter 24?

2. Aside from her powerful ears, is the Girlfriend a help or a hindrance to the Main Character?

3. What factors contribute to the eerie feeling of the area near the villa in Junitaki?

4. How is isolation and alienation of the characters apparent in Chapters 25 and 26?

5. How are the sheep at the sheep farm similar to the people that the Sheep is trying to control?

6. What indicates that the Main Character's journey to Junitaki may be a hazardous one?

7. Was the Main Character a good choice for the Strange Man's sheep finding mission?

8. How does the Main Character react to the Girlfriend's sudden disappearance?

9. Is the Limo Driver an intelligent man?

10. How does the Sheep Professor's information help the Main Character on his quest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Main Character goes through an awakening during the course of A Wild Sheep Chase. Analyze this awakening with specific events from the story. Consider symbolism, setting and relationships used to further the character development.

Essay Topic 2

Which chapter names are the best and the worst in A Wild Sheep Chase? Support your answer with a discussion of the effect of the title as it relates to themes and literary styles that may include foreshadowing, symbolism, character growth, plot development or anything else you find important to the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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