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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 new items do Simone and Claude have for their work in "Sociology #1"?

2. What is the name of the man who Paul thinks stole his lover in "Leaving and Asking"?

3. What type of business does Janice think she wants to start in "Leaving and Asking"?

4. How many rooms does Loka House have?

5. In "The Prairie Executioner #2," what does Claude imagine Whitney reading in a cafe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why has Janice come to Missouri?

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

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

10. What is the Prairie Executioner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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