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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 67, what does Joelle begin to worry obsessively about?

2. What was the name of the boy who killed himself after reaching a ranking he aspired to for so long?

3. What caused Don to give up on high school and football?

4. What was strange about Mario's birth?

5. What emotion does Mario ask his mother about how to detect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric Clipperton's death show the students at Enfield?

2. Why does Joelle wear the veil?

3. What role does the theme of suicide play in the novel?

4. How could the use of the Entertainment be devastating?

5. Why did Avril have an affair during her marriage to James?

6. Describe the memories James had about his father.

7. What do Hal's dreams about losing his teeth represent?

8. What are the contents of the Entertainment?

9. Who is Randy Lenz?

10. What does Lyle mean when he tells the students never to underestimate objects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What purpose do the names of the years serve? Why does Wallace include a list of all the years? Why did he choose to name them instead of number them?

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