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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 put Owen into in order to transport the body to another location?

2. A few days before Christmas, Bateman takes Jeanette for ________________ on his way to the airport.

3. What happens when Jean and Bateman are found to not have a reservation at the restaurant?

4. ____________ seems to have forgiven Bateman for his relationship with Jean when they are out at dinner together.

5. Where does Bateman spend a few weeks along with Evelyn at Tim Price's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bateman bored as he is hanging out with McDermott and Taylor?

2. What does Bateman notice happening between Courtney and McDermott when he is out with the both of them?

3. Why does Bateman tell the girl he met at Nell's to go home after they have sex with each other?

4. What does Bateman discover when he goes back to look at the body of Paul Owen?

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

6. How does Luis cause a scene when Bateman rejects him in the store?

7. What happens to the man Bateman sees on the street, playing the saxophone?

8. Why did the girl from the meat packing district decide to go with Bateman again, even though he tortured her the last time?

9. What does Bateman use to torture the two women who he brings back to his apartment during the first part of this section?

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

Bateman decides to go out with his college sweetheart, though he is very nervous during the date.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman is nervous about being with his college sweetheart?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman decides to torture Bethany after taking her to his place?

Part 3: What do you think this scene seems to say about Bateman's feelings of inadequacy? Or does he not feel inadequate? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, Tim Price is talking nonstop about the world, filling up the air with meaningless conversation.

Part 1: Why do you think Price felt the need to keep talking while riding in a taxi with Bateman?

Part 2: Do you think that you always need to talk in order to fill up quiet time in a conversation? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think you would behave when you were in a car with a person like Bateman? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman seems to be a killer of opportunity rather than one who plans ahead of time.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman kills men and their dogs so often in this book?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bateman doesn't plan his kills ahead of time, though he seems to be so regimented in the rest of his life?

Part 3: Do you think Bateman likes to kill a particular sort of person? Why or why not?

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