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

2. Who does Bateman attempt to kill in order to get Courtney all to himself, though the attempt is not successful?

3. Bateman compares his ______________ to the equipment that he has, trying to convince the man that his is superior.

4. ___________ seems agitated at the club and unhappy, fixated on the railroad tracks that run through the club.

5. Where do Price and Bateman go for dinner toward the end of this section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is the man who opens up the laundry from Bateman not surprised by what he finds in the bag?

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

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

Bateman doesn't correct a fellow coworker who mistakes him for another man as he seems to want to take over the account himself.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman doesn't mind taking on the false identity?

Part 2: Do you think it's ethical to lie about who you are in order to get ahead in a job? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think you would have handled someone mistaking you for someone else? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Evelyn hires midgets to be the wait staff at a party she throws, for the spectacle, it seems.

Part 1: How did you react when you first read that Evelyn hired midgets to staff her part?

Part 2: Do you think it's offensive to objectify other people for their differences? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you feel about Evelyn as a person after seeing her taste in wait staff?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman decides to give Evelyn a chocolate covered urinal cake to play a mean prank on her.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman decided to try to give Evelyn this disgusting dessert?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman doesn't get the satisfaction he expected from this prank of sorts?

Part 3: Do you think Bateman has the ability to care about anyone in his life? Why or why not?

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