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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 Main Character discover at the unlucky bend in the road?

2. Whom is the Kipper referred to in the name of Chapter 24?

3. What happened to the Sheep Professor in 1935?

4. What do the Main Character and the Girlfriend eat after arriving at the station in Chapter 24?

5. What does the visitor to the villa tell the Main Character to do before leaving the next day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is the Limo Driver an intelligent man?

5. Do the Girlfriend's ears help the quest while staying at the Dolphin Hotel?

6. Is the Cat or the Main Character more at home in the world? Please fully support your answer.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events in A Wild Sheep Chase are most important in changing the Main Character's perception of the importance of friendship and relationships? Refer to specific incidences and outcomes to support your response.

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

Which character do you feel makes the greatest sacrifice in the novel? Analyze and support your answer with evidence from the book.

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