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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 Bateman reveal to Evelyn in reference to the whereabouts of Tim Price who is suddenly missing?

2. Who does Bateman want to sit next to at the concert, but someone else keeps trying to talk to him?

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

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

5. McDermott insists to Bateman that his idol, __________________, loves the pizza at Pastels, even though Bateman does not.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bateman give as an excuse as to why Evelyn cannot come over to his apartment?

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

3. What does Bateman experience when he is watching Bono in U2 for the first time when out with friends?

4. What happens when Paul Owen comes over to the table at Harry's to talk with Bateman and the other men?

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

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

7. Why doesn't Bateman want to share a pizza with the others, even though one person suggests they all do so?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courtney is overly concerned about using protection when she and Bateman are having sex, almost in an obsessive way.

Part 1: Why do you think Courtney is so obsessed about the protection used during sex?

Part 2: Do you think it's normal to be so obsessed about what protection is used during sex? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you feel you are someone who is concerned about how much protection is used during sex? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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