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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 tattoo did a guy that Janice slept with from a bachelor party at her nightclub have in "Reunion"?

2. How many statues of Thomas Jefferson does Simone say there are on the Missouri campus?

3. What color streak does Janice have in her hair in "Reunion"?

4. In "The Prairie Executioner #2," what class is Simone late for?

5. How many rooms does Loka House have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why has Janice come to Missouri?

10. How do Paul and Grandma act when it is time for Claude to go to Missouri for college?

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Big Columbus is a leader of a gang called the Redbelters. How do Big Columbus and his gang affect the South Shore when they are active in the community? How is the community also affected when they disappear?

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