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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 did Paul pay for a staff at a garage sale in Cicero?

2. Where is Chester Dexter going when he asks Janice to leave with him?

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

4. When did the Prairie Executioner have its own building?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claude describe the stop the bus makes in Springfield?

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

3. What problems does Claude have with showering in "Routine"?

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

5. What does the sociology professor want students to call him, and how many students call him by his preferred name?

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

7. What is the Prairie Executioner?

8. What is the conversation when Claude gets an acceptance letter from Missouri?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simone and Claude are assigned a diversity project at the school newspaper. Why are Simone and Claude assigned a diversity project at the school newspaper? What does the assignment convey about racism and stereotypes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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