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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 get the child to come with him when they are at the answer to #134?

2. Who does Bateman have lunch with, though he is terribly nervous and awkward in spite of the person being patient with him?

3. Bateman decides against the gym killing spree because the ________ and the murder the night before has sated his urge to kill.

4. What happens when McDermott comes back to the group at Nell's, adding to Bateman's frustration?

5. What does Bateman do when the mom finds her child? Bateman pretends to be a ______________ and ensures the child dies.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ted Bundy reveal in his letters to his fiancee as Bateman hears them read on the Patty Winters show?

4. Why is Luis moving back to Arizona, according to Luis when he runs into Bateman at Barney's?

5. What does Bateman call his lawyer and say when he completes his killing spree one evening?

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

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

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

9. What does the private detective already seem to believe about the disappearance of Paul Owen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Bateman confesses to the horrific things he has done, everyone he tells refuses to believe him.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman even feels the need to confess for the crimes he has committed?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bateman's friends and lawyer don't believe that he could ever be a killer?

Part 3: How do you think you would react if Bateman told you that he was a killer? Would you believe him if you knew him?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Even though he has dead bodies in his apartment, Bateman goes out shopping for something at Barney's.

Part 1: Do you think Bateman ever feels guilt for the killings he has committed? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman feels comfortable leaving the dead bodies unsupervised?

Part 3: If you were in Bateman's shoes, would you have disposed of the bodies before leaving the apartment for a while? Why or why not?

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