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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. How does Bateman brush off the girl from his apartment who seems to want to set a date with him?

2. Bateman goes to lunch with a co-worker who just returned from _____________ and talks about the commercial advantages of vacationing there.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bateman realize about Evelyn and Price as she is brushing her hair and Price is talking to her?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What is the health club routine Bateman follows when he goes out for his daily workout?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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