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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 did the narrator once spill on heroin that he shot up?

2. What does the narrator ask for while getting his stitches?

3. What does Candy hit the narrator with during a fight?

4. What does the narrator do when he gets home after getting stitches?

5. When do the narrator and Candy always promise to stop drugs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator feel swallowed up by in Chapter 14?

3. What does the narrator say detox is like?

4. What does the boat dream symbolize?

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

6. What does Candy say when the narrator calls her from Sally's house, and what does the narrator think of this?

7. What does the narrator use his Femoral vein for, and what does this indicate?

8. What kinds of things did Candy do after the narrator went to Sydney?

9. What happens when Candy adopts Willy?

10. How does the narrator scam David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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