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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 does Mr. MacArthur tell a joke about in Chapter 20?

2. What kind of party has Dag arranged for he and Andy to work as bartenders at?

3. Why does Andy feel it was a mistake for him to come home for Christmas?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Andy suggest is the best way to get dogs to stop begging at the dinner table?

5. According to Andy's brother, Tyler, whose birthday is January 8th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy describe planing in his parents' back yard in Chapter 23?

2. How does Elvissa get her name?

3. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?

4. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?

5. What does Andy's mother say on the topic of children never leaving home?

6. In her story in Chapter 18, what does Elvissa notice about the apartment Curtis is staying at?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Claire describe as her memory of life on earth?

8. What does Andy do for his family on Christmas morning?

9. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible that is parked not far from Larry's Bar?

10. As he explains in Chapter 29, how does Dag think he will die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the power of friendship in the novel. What are the relationships between the three main characters like?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Claire Baxter. What are her defining character traits? What are her relationships like with Andy and Dag? What is her relationship like with Tobias and Elvissa? How does she grow throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the language of the novel. What is the meaning behind the title of the chapters? Discuss the unique language in the novel. How is the language a reflection of the lifestyles and attitudes of the main characters?

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