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

2. What happens during the lunch between Paul Owen and Patrick Bateman?

3. ___________ arranges for dinner at Dorsia, proving to Bateman that he has the clout to get in.

4. What does Bateman put Owen into in order to transport the body to another location?

5. What does Bateman give to Jean at the end of the night of their first date together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bateman attempt to do with the body of the girl he met at the club and then killed?

2. What does Bateman's mother say to him when Bateman goes out to the assisted living facility to visit her?

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

4. What does Bateman do one day when he meets up with Paul Owen for lunch?

5. What does Bateman do with the body of Paul Owen after he murders him? Where does he put it?

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

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

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

9. Why does Bateman walk away from the homeless man that he had blinded in the past?

10. What does Bateman decide to do after he is done killing the two women in his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman becomes outraged when Evelyn brings up the idea of getting married, though he has never mentioned marriage to her before.

Part 1: Why do you think Evelyn believes she and Bateman will one day get married?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman becomes so outraged with the idea of getting married to someone?

Part 3: Do you think that Bateman is capable of getting married? Why or why not?

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