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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. Who comes over to Luis and Bateman to help distract Luis long enough for Bateman to escape?

2. The serial killer in his letters talks about being able to feel the _______ of one of the victim's relatives staring at him.

3. Where does Bateman decide to go in order to check up on the mess he's left there?

4. Where does Bateman go even though he has left the bodies of the two women alone in this apartment?

5. What does Luis do when Bateman tries to make him get away from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the special dessert that Bateman has created for Evelyn when they are having dinner together?

2. What does Bateman reveal about his feelings toward Jean, who he has been seeing regularly?

3. What does Bateman find about his feelings toward Jean after he leaves her at her apartment building?

4. Why does Bateman decide to go to dinner with his brother, even though he is not very close to him?

5. How does Jean respond to the incident with the restaurant and the reservation snafu?

6. Why does Bateman not end up shooting and killing everyone at the gym where he works out?

7. How does Bateman ensnare the child when he decides to go to the zoo one day?

8. What happens when Bateman goes to Smith & Wollensky with McDermott? What does Bateman fail to do?

9. What happens with the reservation that Bateman pretended to have in order to get into an exclusive restaurant?

10. What adds to Bateman's frustration about the night he is spending at Nell's with some other men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, names from the late 1980s are mentioned in the narrative by Bateman.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for Bateman to name names in this book?

Part 2: How do you feel about someone who seems to be a name-dropper, or someone who is only interested in talking about the 'cool' people he knows or meets?

Part 3: Do you think that being obsessed with pop culture is a good thing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The men seem to enjoy teasing homeless men with money and then not giving it to them. This happens frequently in the novel.

Part 1: Why do you think the men like to tease the homeless men with money?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if one of your friends did this? Why?

Part 3: How do you behave when you pass homeless people on the street? Why?

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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