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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. As which of the following does Wright label Thurwar?

2. Which of the following does Forest Woley identify as a friend?

3. Who is Tracy Lasser’s co-anchor?

4. Of which of the following was Sunset known to have smelled?

5. For which of the following is St. Jean arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wright hurt by Thurwar’s usual reticence?

2. Why does Wright accept Thurwar’s initial refusal of a nickname?

3. How does Forest Worley’s conception of the bloodsport differ from his father’s?

4. What reasons does Staxxx give for her delay in telling Thurwar she had killed Sunset?

5. Why had Nile been an older college student?

6. How is Staxxx’s fight against Rave Bear promoted?

7. What is the purpose of the silence enforced on Young’s inmate population?

8. What is the importance of the fight against ReckLass to Thurwar’s career?

9. How does Lucas’s father view the use of St. Jean’s work?

10. Per the novel, what effects does solitary confinement have on prisoners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Chain-Gang All-Stars bear as much out?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Chain-Gang All-Stars on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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