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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 many rooms does Loka House have?

2. What does Professor Janus want students to call him?

3. Where does Paul have a bruise when he comes home in "Leaving and Asking"?

4. In "Reunion," who does Janice tell Kenneth, Claude's roommate that she is?

5. Where did Claude imagine that he and Simone might work together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where are Claude and Simone to work at the journalism office, and how is their space set up?

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

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

5. What does Chester Dexter try to persuade Janice to do in "Ohio"?

6. In "Reunion," what does Janice look like?

7. At the end of "Ohio," what does Paul tell Claude after dinner about leaving?

8. What does Professor Janus want everyone to do in class in "Sociology #1"?

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

10. What does Claude say happened to Chester Dexter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claude decides to attend college in Missouri. Why does Claude decide to attend college in Missouri? Why does he feel that he has to leave Chicago?

Essay Topic 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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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