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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. After the two make love, what does Kidd feel?

2. As a child, what does Kidd remember being considered?

3. Who is Ernest Newboy?

4. Who does Kidd find to help him?

5. Why won't Lanya tell Kidd where her new house is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Richards do everyday he "goes to work."

2. Why does Kidd agree to stay at the Richards' place until Mr. Richards gets home?

3. Why is Frank's introduction important in this part of the novel?

4. Why do Lanya and Kidd think June may have killed Bobby?

5. In this section, Kidd starts to lose time again, how does this affect him?

6. Why is Kidd angry with the Richards and why does he end his work relationship with them?

7. What is odd about June Richards?

8. What does Lanya believe in?

9. Why do the scorpions begin to trust Kidd?

10. By whom is Kidd beaten up and why does this happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the orchids that everyone in Bellona wears.

Why are orchids made into weapons throughout the novel?

How does the beauty of the flower contrast with the violence of making the flower a weapon?

Essay Topic 2

Although Kidd seems to be fearless of people in Bellona, he fears himself and his mind.

1. Describe and discuss why this fear could be more damaging than a fear of physical danger.

2. Why does Kidd break down towards the end of the book? Is it because of the fear he has felt concerning his mind and himself.

Essay Topic 3

Bellona is described as a place for outcasts and misfits who do not wish to move forward with their lives or feel uninspired to do anything with themselves.

Why would the following characters "fit in" to Bellona:

- Tak

- George Harrison

- Newboy

- Captain Kamp

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