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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 do Candy and the narrator watch so much TV?

2. How many stitches does the narrator need after Candy hits him with something?

3. What is a postal worker counting while the narrator is there?

4. Why does Candy downgrade in brothels to work at?

5. What recipe does Casper sell the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator scam David?

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

3. What does the boat dream symbolize?

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

5. What does the narrator say detox is like?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator feel while cooking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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