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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. When Remy invades the Ennet House, who is he trying to get closer to?

2. At Ennet House, what does Joelle realize that she likes to do?

3. What does Mario use as the main characters in his film?

4. Which character appears in the Entertainment?

5. What is the name of the organization Joelle tells Don she is a part of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Don so interested in Joelle?

2. Why does Joelle like to clean?

3. How does Orin treat women?

4. What parallels does Wallace draw between the Entertainment and drugs?

5. What is an example of James being a genius but inability to deal with real life matters?

6. Who is Randy Lenz?

7. What are the contents of the Entertainment?

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

9. In what way has Hal lost Mario?

10. Why does Hal begin to watch his father's films?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hal have a breakdown at the end of the novel? What brought the breakdown on? How does the breakdown lead to the scene that is actually first in the novel?

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