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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 is the person who picks up the cat amazed to discover?

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

3. What do the Main Character, the Girlfriend and the person who comes to pick up the cat discuss early in Chapter 24?

4. Who drives the vehicle that arrives to pick up the cat?

5. What happened to the Sheep Professor in 1935?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the Limo Driver feel about the cat?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 28, the Caretaker tells the Main Character that is easy to care for 200 sheep because they are cooperative and want to be led. How does this statement work as a metaphor for the mediocrity of humanity in A Wild Sheep Chase? Write an analytical response using support from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Imagine that A Wild Sheep Chase is told from a strictly historical perspective rather that with the surreal quality. In other words, that science is used to explain any mystical events in the novel. How would this impact the message of the story, the growth of the characters and the experience of the readers? Do you feel this could be effectively accomplished?

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