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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. Whose lengthy quotes are used to supplement information for the scrapbook collection of chapter 19?

2. Who is Norval Sanderson?

3. Who gets the castoff women that Arty is not interested in being intimate with?

4. Who do the twins run away with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Miss Lick gotten the video footage of Miranda?

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. Explain the business endeavor the twins take on when they turn eighteen.

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

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

6. What is the Bag Man's physicality and method of communication?

7. What is the Transcendental Maggot booth?

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

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

10. Explain the process of tithing in Arturism and the significance of calling this process "tithing."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The twins present an interesting relationship as they long to be individuals, but physically share one body. In an essay, discuss how the twins are characterized as individuals in the novel. Then, compare/contrast the ways that their shared body helps/hinders them. Finally, explore the twins' romantic relationships and explain how each suitor affects the each twin's relationship with the other.

Essay Topic 2

Pride is another emotion that runs heavily through the characters of the novel. In an essay, explain how have you seen pride and control intermingle throughout the text. Compare/contrast Arty's pride versus Oly's pride as well as the pride that Miss Lick has in her projects versus the pride that she hopes to gift her projects.

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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