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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. In Chapter 39, who usually goes to the restaurant the IRA decide to bomb?

2. What does Patrick do to Vicky at the end of Chapter 47?

3. What word does Patrick tell Terence he hates in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 35 what does Patrick decide to do with Vernon?

5. In Chapter 34, who does Patrick explain his profession to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patrick spend his days in Chapter 56?

2. As a client, what does Vernon request of Patrick?

3. What do the detectives think about Patrick's outburst in Chapter 42?

4. In Chapter 36, what does Patrick do in West End?

5. What does Patrick write about in Chapter 32?

6. What does Patrick do in Chapter 53 to try to feel loved?

7. What do the detectives think of Patrick in Chapter 40?

8. What types of things does Patrick describe doing as a prostitute in Chapter 34?

9. How does Patrick confront Father Bernard in Chapter 48?

10. What happens when Patrick goes to see Terence in Chapter 56?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Patrick a tragic hero? Define tragic hero and explain how Patrick matches this definition and how he does not.

Essay Topic 2

What role does money play in this novel? What does it mean to the characters? How does it define them and how does it develop the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the setting of London. When did this novel take place in London? What themes were strongest when Patrick was in London? What does London represent in "Breakfast on Pluto"?

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