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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 is deeply _____________ when the private detective comes by, but the detective doesn't seem to notice.

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

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

4. Who decides to go get drugs in order to liven things up at Nell's since things are pretty dull for the group?

5. How does Jean react when it's clear that Bateman does not have a reservation for the first restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Bateman decide to do when he realizes he does not have plans for dinner that evening?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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