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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. Where does the couple first take a train to in Chapter 29?

2. What does the person who agrees to pick up the Main Character and the Girlfriend at 8:00 the next morning in Chapter 31 warn him?

3. After the couple checks into a hotel in Junitaki, what does the Main character do?

4. What type of station do the Main Character and the Girlfriend go to in Chapter 24?

5. What best describes the Sheep Professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Rat able to destroy the Sheep?

2. Who is responsible for the Strange Man's death?

3. Describe the Dolphin Hotel.

4. Is the Sheep Man a part of the physical or the spiritual world?

5. Explain how the Sheep Professor came to his current state of being.

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

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

8. Why is the Sheep able to control the Rat?

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

10. What explanation does the Sheep Man give for the Girlfriend's disappearance?

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

Is the Main Character a strong person? Support your answer with specifics from A Wild Sheep Chase.

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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