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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. Once Bateman is home, he tries to _______________ the girl from the club, but it doesn't work as well as he would have liked.

2. What does Bateman do with the girl he picks up at the club? Ties her up and uses the _______________ to kill her.

3. Who is the 1980s band that Bateman discusses in detail after the scene with the police officers and the escape?

4. How does Bateman manage to capture the large rat that he finds in his apartment?

5. Tim Price reappears, seemingly the same except there is a ______________ that Bateman tries to ignore.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Luis continues to be obsessed with Bateman as the story goes on, even though it's clear Bateman does not feel the same way.

Part 1: What does this romantic sort of story line reveal about Bateman's feelings toward homosexuality? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think that Luis is still so obsessed with being with Bateman?

Part 3: What do you think you would do if someone was obsessed with you and you did not feel the same way?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Bateman seems to be a person who is very methodical in the way he approaches his life.

Part 1: Do you think it's a normal behavior to have a very rigid schedule? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you think would happen if Bateman was not able to follow each of the rigid steps in his everyday schedule? Why?

Part 3: How do you think the rigid cleaning schedule of Bateman helps him in his life? Why?

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