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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. How did Hal's father die?

2. What does Kent compliment about Mario?

3. What is the relationship like between Hal and Orin?

4. By Chapter 35, how many days has Don been clean?

5. Which character in the Incandenza family appears the most stable in personality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does drug use play at Enfield?

2. What kind of relationship do Hal, Orin and Mario have with Avril?

3. What kind of relationship did James seem to have with his father?

4. What does Lyle's enjoyment of licking sweat symbolize?

5. Why does the separatist group want the Entertainment?

6. Why does Joelle try to overdose at Molly's party?

7. What events led to Orin's football career?

8. How does the Ennet House parallel Enfield?

9. Do the students at Enfield face any consequences for their drug use?

10. In Chapters 21 - 25, what kind of relationship do Orin and Hal have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of relationship do Hal and Mario have? Why does it make sense that Mario looks to Hal for guidance and reassurance even though Hal is younger? What types of events cause strain in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the reader have a difficult time discerning Avril's intentions and motivations? What do you think these intentions and motivations are?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mario show that he is worried about Hal? Is he right to be worried? Why does Mario ask Avril about sadness?

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