View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chick help become pregnant?

2. What is the Bag Man's true identity?

3. Who is stealing large limbs from the operating room?

4. Who is angered by Arty's sudden promotion of many Arturism Admitted?

5. Who does Oly see as being the first real friend she ever had?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 19 is more like a scrapbook than typical prose. Name two devices employed, and briefly explain the significance of this unique chapter.

3. What is the result of the Bag Man's spying?

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

5. How does Arty react to Oly's pregnancy?

6. What affect does Norval Sanderson have on Arturism?

7. What body part does Norval Sanderson gift to Arty, and what are the stories surrounding this body part?

8. What does Oly see when she goes to massage Elly's muscles?

9. Why did Dr. Phyllis deny the twins what they were asking for?

10. Briefly describe what happens when the Bag Man enters the twins' van after becoming engaged to them.

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

The picture of Oly's relationship with her mother changes drastically in the first two chapters of the novel - the first chapter addresses Oly's relationship with Lil when Oly is a child, and the second chapter addresses Oly's relationship with her mother as an adult. In an essay, compare and contrast these two relationships explaining why you think the relationship has changed. Which picture of the mother-daughter relationship is healthier?

Essay Topic 3

The Bag Man's arrival to the Binewski Fabulon is a highly significant event. It is as unexpected as it disturbing. In an essay, explain what you know about the course of the Bag Man's life and why he has sought out a job from Arty. Why you believe Arty chose to hire the Bag Man? The Bag Man expresses that he didn't want his children to become freaks. Explain how his actions have helped or hindered his children's psychological maturation.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 907 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample