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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. In Chapter 17, where are the Enfield students hanging out?

2. What has happened to several people who watch the mysterious tape?

3. Why was Hal admitted to the emergency room after his interview?

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

5. What is videophony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ken Erdedy cut all ties with his drug dealers, only to begin smoking again?

3. Why does the separatist group want the Entertainment?

4. What kind of relationship did Joelle and Orin have?

5. What advice do the older tennis students have for the younger students and what purpose does it serve?

6. What does Mario want to Hal to tell him about sadness?

7. Who is Orin Incandenza?

8. What role does Lyle play?

9. What are the results of watching the Entertainment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Joelle introduced to the reader? Why is the setting in which she is introduced significant? What conclusions can the reader draw immediately after Wallace introduces Joelle?

Essay Topic 2

What intentions did James have when he created the Entertainment? Has it served its desired purpose? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why did James commit suicide? What did his lack of connection with his family have to do with his depression and suicide?

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