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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. When Bateman moves to a different seat, he feels like the lead singer, ______________, is staring at him and that the two of them make a soul connection.

2. What does Bateman's date seem to want to do during their date, though he dislikes this activity?

3. What restaurant does Bateman end up taking Patricia to since the preferred restaurant did not have any tables?

4. Bateman ends up wandering into a Kosher restaurant to order a _____________ that is not on the menu.

5. Bateman goes cruising the meat packing district in a ___________ to find women to have sex with.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bateman rush himself out of the party that Evelyn throws, asking her to come with him?

3. What does Bateman feel he has embarrassed himself with in the course of the dinner conversation?

4. What do Price and Bateman discover when they arrive at Evelyn's house after their taxi ride?

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

6. Who is the other couple that is in the apartment with Bateman, Price, and the two women?

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

8. Why does Bateman become angry with Evelyn during the course of his dinner with her?

9. What does the artist feel about the sushi that is being served at the dinner Bateman is attending at the start of the novel?

10. What does Bateman tell his co-worker during the lunch when they talk about the Bahamas, though his co-worker doesn't hear what Bateman said?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Bateman tries to kill Luis, he stops himself when Luis interprets it as a sign of affection.

Part 1: Why do you think Luis doesn't interpret being choked by Bateman as a bad thing?

Part 2: Do you think you would be as forgiving as Luis if Bateman tried to choke you? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's normal for Luis to have the reaction he does to his almost-murder? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman seems to be a killer of opportunity rather than one who plans ahead of time.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman kills men and their dogs so often in this book?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bateman doesn't plan his kills ahead of time, though he seems to be so regimented in the rest of his life?

Part 3: Do you think Bateman likes to kill a particular sort of person? Why or why not?

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