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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. What type of pet does the man who delivers water jugs to each floor of the dorm have?
2. How much water does a man have to deliver to every floor in the dorms in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?
3. In "Reunion," what is the only car in the parking lot?
4. In "Reunion," who did Janice sleep with from a bachelor party that was at her nightclub?
5. How many statues of Thomas Jefferson does Simone say there are on the Missouri campus?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why has Janice come to Missouri?
2. What does Chester Dexter try to persuade Janice to do in "Ohio"?
3. What is the conversation when Claude gets an acceptance letter from Missouri?
4. Why does Claude think that Whitney is scared in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?
5. What routes does the bus take that Claude rides to Missouri and what does Claude see?
6. In "Sociology #1," what does Claude feel about conversations on campus as he walks to the journalism office?
7. Where are Claude and Simone to work at the journalism office, and how is their space set up?
8. Why does Claude try to call Janice in "Interlude"?
9. In "The Prairie Executioner #2," what does Claude do when he goes back to his dorm room?
10. What does the sociology professor want students to call him, and how many students call him by his preferred name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Claude tells his story from the time he was a young boy to when he is a college student. How does Claude mature and grow in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Jonah moves into Claude’s neighborhood. Who is Jonah? What does Jonah begin to represent to Claude and Paul? Why is Jonah important in their lives?
Essay Topic 3
People come and go in Claude’s life. Who are some people who come and go in Claude’s life? How does Claude feel about the transience of his relationships? How do the transitory relationships affect him and how he feels about life?
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