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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 Dominick get access to when he sits down to talk with another therapist about his brother?

2. Life is just a cosmic _________, according to Dominick, a chair yanked away from a table when you're ready to sit down.

3. ___________ had been Dominick's key, learned from Ray on the basketball court, according to Thomas.

4. Dr. Judy Yup is willing to testify that ___________ is oppression when she sees the extent of Dominick's injuries.

5. Which president is in charge of Operation Desert Shield during the time of the antiwar protest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the story of Bhagirath that Patel tells to Dominick when they are in a session together?

2. To what does Dominick attribute the meanness of Ray towards Thomas when he is arguing with Joy?

3. What is Dominick torn between when he is in Ma and Ray's room, with a mind that is being sparked by memories?

4. What does Dominick regret about the summer of 1969 when he is talking with Thomas about sex and marijuana?

5. What is the terrible situation which happens on the field trip the twins take in 1962 to the Statue of Liberty?

6. What is happening when Dominick goes through the motions of having sex with his girlfriend, Joy?

7. Why does Dominick go to visit a clinic after going to see Sheffer to talk about Thomas?

8. What does Leo suggest to Dominick when he comes to pick him up during this part of the book?

9. What does Ma forbid the boys from telling their stepfather when they are coming back from the movie theater?

10. Why does Thomas believe that Dominick has been singled out in his life, according to the therapy tape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prosperine puts poison and glass into Selvi's food in order to kill him and he dies in agony.

Part 1: Why do you think Prosperine wants to kill Selvi?

Part 2: Do you think that Prosperine had a good reason to kill Selvi?

Part 3: How do you think the problems between the two might have been worked out more effectively?

Essay Topic 2

The choice that Thomas makes in order to protest the war for himself is a drastic one.

Part 1: Why do you think Thomas makes the choice he does in order to protest the war?

Part 2: What might you have done if you didn't want anyone to fight in a war anymore?

Part 3: Do you think there are other people like Thomas in the military today?

Essay Topic 3

Dominick is told that Thomas' new doctors are very good, but that he will not be out quickly as there is a new political climate at the center.

Part 1: Do you think that the political climate at a care center should affect the patients?

Part 2: Why do you think Thomas' care is altered by the political climate?

Part 3: How do you think that Thomas' care might be different if there was no political climate?

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