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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. How is Chester Dexter injured his sophomore year at Ohio State?

2. What does Justin S. use to carry his shower supplies to the shower?

3. What type of pet does the man who delivers water jugs to each floor of the dorm have?

4. In "Ohio," what does Chester Dexter drive?

5. Where are Simone and Claude to do their research for the school newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claude try to call Janice in "Interlude"?

2. What does Janice decide to do instead of follow Claude to Missouri?

3. Why does Claude leave the journalism office in "Sociology #1" and how is he feeling?

4. What routes does the bus take that Claude rides to Missouri and what does Claude see?

5. What meeting does Claude's RA have in "Icebreaker"?

6. In "The Prairie Executioner #2," what does Claude do when he goes back to his dorm room?

7. Why does Claude think that Whitney is scared in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?

8. Who is Charles Doyle, why does Paul fight him, and what happens when Paul fights him?

9. In "Sociology #1," what does Claude feel about conversations on campus as he walks to the journalism office?

10. Who do Janice and Claude encounter in the office of Loka House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grandma and Paul encourage Claude and Janice to be independent. How do Grandma and Paul encourage Claude and Janice to be independent? What are the benefits of being raised to be independent? How do Claude and Janice benefit from the way that Grand and Paul raised them to be independent?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Claude hopes college will improve his life. Why does Claude hope that college will improve his life? What are some of his experiences in college? Does college improve his life as he had hoped?

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