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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. What disease is the narrator afraid of getting?

2. How many credit cards are in the stolen wallet?

3. How is the narrator injured when Dirty Julie gets angry with his friends?

4. What does the narrator put in a packet before going to see Dirty Julie?

5. How much does a night with Candy on Queens Road cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Candy to change her career?

2. Why does the narrator fall asleep at his wedding, and what do others think of this?

3. How does the narrator trick his friends after seeing Dirty Julie?

4. What job does Candy take in Melbourne, and how does the narrator feel about it?

5. What is the narrator arrested for while Candy is in the hospital with Hepatitis?

6. What excuse does the narrator give for falling asleep at his wedding reception?

7. What happens to the narrator during the drought?

8. How does O'Brien get Candy to use heroin after she tries to quit?

9. How does the theft of the wallet affect the narrator later in his life?

10. What does the narrator think about while his wife is in labor with their first child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Goals and the sacrifce needed to achieve goals was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Carl was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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