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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. What is the narrator's saddest memory?

3. How much does Casper sell his recipe for?

4. What animal does the narrator envision himself as?

5. What kind of property do Candy and the narrator buy together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite childhood memory?

2. What surprises the narrator most when he visits Candy at the hospital after his stay with Sally?

3. How does the narrator scam David?

4. Why do Carl and the narrator bond?

5. What happens when Candy adopts Sam?

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator feel while cooking?

10. Why does Kay kick the narrator out of her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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