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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 decide that he needs to get before he can settle in for an evening at home?

2. Who finds the teasing of the homeless man to be a little embarrassing as he/she witnesses it?

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

4. Who calls Bateman, upset that her neighbor was killed the night before?

5. Bateman humiliates the manicurist for ________________ when he's at he salon.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bateman worried when they arrive at Pastels at the start of this section of the book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bateman seems to be overly concerned about material possessions and about having the best of everything.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman and his friends care so much about material possessions?

Part 2: How do you feel about material possessions? Why?

Part 3: Is a person who is always focused on material possessions always superficial? 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

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?

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