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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 event do they attend at Evie's new house?
2. What does Shannon do to her stretched-out clothes?
3. Where has Manus disappeared to at the reception?
4. What tools have the girls been given to hold?
5. Why does Shane tap on Shannon's window?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Manus's career as a police officer end?
2. What do Shannon's parents buy her for Christmas?
3. Why does Shannon burn Evie's house down?
4. What is the truth about both Shane's and Shannon's accidents?
5. From whom did Shane (Brandy) get the throat infection that leads him to be kicked out of the house?
6. How does Shannon first meet Brandy?
7. What does Brandy propose to Shannon?
8. What does Shannon leave for the unconscious Brandy?
9. What has "Shane" bought Shannon for Christmas?
10. Where does Shannon go after burning the house down with Manus in tow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Shannon's final act is to give Brandy her identity. Why does Shannon choose to do this? What does this action mean for Shannon? What does this action mean for Brandy? Why does Shannon, after the huge adventure she has just had with her brother, need to leave him and never look back? How does the idea of an invisible monster drive her to this point? Why has Shane chosen to look exactly like Shannon in his new life? Do either of these characters find redemption?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Shannon and Brandy. How are they alike? How are they different? What paths have they taken in the quest for true originality? How could their shared childhood have sent them in such different directions? Do they come to peace with one another in the end of the novel? Why or why not? Why did Brandy choose to deceive Shannon for so long? Be sure to use examples from the text in your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Do a character study of Manus Kelley. What role does he play in the novel? How does his relationships with the other characters further the plot? How does his character contribute to the central themes of the novel? Is he a static character or does he undergo changes throughout the text? Though he travels with Brandy and Shannon, would you consider him a main character or a supporting character? How are his many aliases representative of Manus himself?
Explore some of his female-hormone inspired rants on God, parents, and television. What points are the author trying to make about society through Manus? Why is Manus so obsessed with the idea that television makes people like God? Be sure to use examples from the text in your arguments.
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