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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. Bateman tells the frightened woman that he cannot take her out because he has ____________ in his freezer.

2. What do Bateman and Courtney argue about when they go back to Courtney's apartment to have sex?

3. Bateman goes into a video story to rent __________, but leaves when he notices a co-worker there too.

4. What does Bateman end up buying at D'Agastino's that he doesn't actually need to buy?

5. Who is Luis Carruthers currently dating according to this section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is disturbing to Bateman about the party which Evelyn throws for the Christmas holiday?

2. What is the problem at the dry cleaners at the start of this section of the book which causes Bateman to argue with the owners?

3. What happens when Bateman decides to go to the store to pick up some groceries for a quiet night in?

4. Though Bateman apologizes about disliking the pizza at Pastels, what does McDermott insist about this pizza?

5. What do Price and Bateman realize about the drugs that they have received from the dealer?

6. Why doesn't Bateman just have someone else do his Christmas shopping for him as he knows Jean would?

7. When Evelyn asks whether Bateman has seen Tim Price, what does Bateman reveal that he knows about Price?

8. What does Bateman lecture a homeless man about on his way home from a black tie dinner?

9. What does Bateman think about his secretary, Jean, as he indicates in the narrative?

10. What happens between Tim Price and the homeless man at the start of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bateman tells a girl that he feels the need to hurt her, so she should leave before anything happens.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman chose to let that woman know that she should leave?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if someone told you they were afraid they might hurt you?

Part 3: Do you think Bateman has the ability to stop killing other people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Bateman becomes outraged when Evelyn brings up the idea of getting married, though he has never mentioned marriage to her before.

Part 1: Why do you think Evelyn believes she and Bateman will one day get married?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman becomes so outraged with the idea of getting married to someone?

Part 3: Do you think that Bateman is capable of getting married? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman does not have the strength to tell Jean that there would be no way to get a reservation at a high end restaurant on such short notice.

Part 1: Why do you think it matters to Bateman that he gets reservations at the best places?

Part 2: Why do you think Jean isn't worried or upset about the reservation snafu?

Part 3: Do you think that Bateman doesn't feel the urgent need to kill Jean as he does with other women?

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