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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 Hal begin to have terrible recurring dreams about?

2. What do Remy and Hugh discuss the use of the Entertainment in?

3. Who does Hal feel that he has lost as his confidant?

4. What is the name of the man Sorkin sends to kill Gene Fackelmann?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joelle like to clean?

2. What is Remy's view of American culture?

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

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

5. How does Orin treat women?

6. What does Hal think of Avril and Charles possibly being related?

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

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

9. Describe the memories James had about his father.

10. Who is Randy Lenz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of tone does Wallace use toward drug abuse? What are some examples of ways in which diction and other literary devices contribute to the theme of drug abuse and Wallace's attitude toward it?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The character of Lyle is symbolic of one's desire to feed off the exertion of others. What characters fit into this category? Identify at least two characters who might fit into this pattern.

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