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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 happens when his pleas for mercy go unheard?

2. What does the protagonist vow?

3. What does he want to do?

4. What should one not look at too long?

5. In the first section of the novel, where is the protagonist with his girlfriend, Kathleen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the protagonist believe his grandmother is outside his room?

2. How does the protagonist react to the stranger's honesty?

3. What does this time with Kathleen trigger?

4. What happens once the protagonist is admitted into the hospital?

5. To what does the protagonist wake up?

6. How does the scene end?

7. After his memory, what does he have a strong desire to do?

8. Describe the memory that is triggered by the hamburger.

9. Describe the protagonist's first evening with Kathleen.

10. What memory does he then recall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Paul Russel is a pivotal character in the story.

Part 1) Why is he a pivotal character?

Part 2) How does the protagonist interact with him? Why?

Part 3) How, in a sense, are the doctor/patient roles reversed?

Essay Topic 2

When, in section 2, Kathleen and the protagonist meet for the first time, the protagonist says, "But we already know each other."

Part 1) In what way do they know each other?

Part 2) How do they feed off of each other's needs? What does this do to their relationship?

Part 3) What does the protagonist realize about this relationship? What does he plan to do? Does he do it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Section 8, the main character realizes he must leave Kathleen.

Part 1) How does he come to this realization?

Part 2) Predict Kathleen's reaction to this news. Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) What takes place after he decides to leave her? What is the connection between this event and his decision to end the relationship?

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