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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 is the name of Joey's contact at his new company?

2. As Lalitha lay dying, Walter is meeting with whom?

3. What is the name of the boy Joey befriends while in college?

4. What is the name of the trust that employs Walter in "2004"?

5. What does Richard do before he leaves the Berglunds' home in "2004"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Patty after Walter evicts her?

2. Why does Walter hate cats so much?

3. Who is Jonathan and how does his family impact Joey?

4. How does Patty feel upon learning of the death of Lalitha?

5. In what does Patty take courage?

6. When Patty hears of Walter's "crazy speech," how does she feel?

7. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral? What effect does this have on her?

8. What is the proposal Walter has for Richard in "2004"?

9. Describe Walter and Lalitha's relationship in "The Nice Man's Anger."

10. When Richard and Walter are alone after their meeting, in "2004," what does Walter admit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Connie's impact on the novel. How does she affect the characters and influence the plot as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

The perspectives of three Berglunds--Walter, Patty, and Joey--are presented to the reader. Jessica Berglund, however, does not get her point of view presented to the reader. Analyze the effect that keeping Jessica "silent" has on the reader. Does the reader view Jessica any differently as a result?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the novel's epigraph, which is taken from The Winter's Tale. How does this quote reflect the novel's plot and themes?

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