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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 recipe does Casper sell the narrator?

2. How many times does the narrator shoot up while cooking?

3. What does the narrator miss about his days when he first started taking heroin?

4. What is Sally's occupation?

5. How does Candy's mother feel after visiting Candy's property for Sunday Brunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Candy adopts Sam?

2. What happens when the narrator meets the man in the BMW?

3. How does the narrator prove that he takes his methadone as directed?

4. What does the narrator do in the postal office that gets him arrested?

5. What does the narrator ask for at the hospital while getting stitches, and how does the doctor reply?

6. What does an eagle symbolize to the narrator?

7. Why does the narrator think everything in his relationship will be OK after he gets stitches?

8. What does the boat dream symbolize?

9. How does Casper living with the narrator drastically change his life?

10. What happens when Candy adopts Willy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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