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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. Why did Schumann stop selling drugs?

2. How does the narrator describe his life in the Prologue?

3. What does Keith give as collateral for his night with Candy?

4. What is Kojak's occupation?

5. What is the narrator's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the narrator's friends confront Dirty Julie about her tainted stash?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2, and what does it mean?

3. Why does the narrator only get to meet Lucy once?

4. What do Candy, Lex and the narrator do while they are together in Melbourne?

5. How does Candy respond to the death of Schumann?

6. Who is Tucker, and what does he do for the narrator?

7. What is a coke test?

8. How does the narrator notice that Candy has Hepatitis?

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

10. Why does the narrator say he ruined Candy's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where did the theme of addiction come into play in this book, and what message was sent through this theme?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What changed for the narrator when he began cooking, and why?

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