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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 additional surgery does Dr. Phyllis perform during the twins' surgery?

2. Who spends a large amount of time spying on the twins?

3. Who does Norval Sanderson leave the circus to visit?

4. Who has Arty been training to take over Dr. Phyllis' position?

5. Who notices that Elly is recovering from the surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Jonathan Tomaini's new role in the twins' adult life.

2. When they last speak, what does Oly ask Miranda to do?

3. What are Dr. Phyllis' reasons for wanting to create a new method of surgeries for the Admitted?

4. Describe Mumpo.

5. Why are the twins placed under house arrest?

6. What does Norval report the followers are doing to survive, and how does Arty address this issue?

7. Who is Jessica H?

8. How does Oly's relationship with Miss Lick begin to change in a way that Oly wasn't expecting?

9. Who is the Pin Kid, and what happens to him?

10. How does Chick react to the scene in the twins' van?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arty has a very strange relationship with women. Even though he treats everyone in his life poorly, his relationships with women seems particularly damaged. In an essay, compare/contrast Arty's relationships with his various sisters and explore his relationship with Lil. How might his relationship with his mother have affected his other relationships? Consider the business relationship that Arty has with Dr. Phyllis versus the business relationships that he has with the men he employs - particularly Zephr McGurk and Vern Bogner.

Essay Topic 2

Arty's relationship with Chick changes as Arty realizes his power. In an essay, analyze the progression of Arty's view of Chick from his infancy to his death as well as the progression of Chick's view of Arty during the same time period. What elements have affected each brother's views of the other over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Early in the novel, Oly says, "They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true freak cannot be made. A true freak must be born." In an essay, explain the circumstances that led to Oly speaking these words; what contributes to Oly's ideas of a freak being made versus being born? Describe two ways that you believe the Binewski children have been made into "freaks."

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