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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 Craig think as he yells out from the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. What is Craig's roommate's name?

3. What is the first meal Craig eats on the floor?

4. Who gives Craig the grand tour of the facility?

5. What is one way that Craig's parents have tried to help him?

Short Essay Questions

1. As described in Chapter 7, what is the probable reason Craig becomes depressed?

2. What does Craig experience when a Shift happens?

3. Why does Craig get the impression that it is inappropriate to ask people why they are at the hospital?

4. How does Craig feel immediately after taking his medication, Zoloft?

5. Why do people not want to get out of the facility according to Humble?

6. How does Craig describe the Tentacles in his life?

7. How is Aaron insensitive to Craig when they speak on the phone in Chapter 28?

8. How is Craig using pot to do an experiment on his brain?

9. Why does Craig think Nia hooks up with his friend, Aaron, and not him?

10. How does Humble define a person that is a yuppie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During arts and crafts, Noelle tells Craig to draw something from his childhood. Craig immediately thinks of the maps he used to draw when he was four years old. How do Craig's drawings develop and change over time?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel when Craig's family comes to pick him up, he asks if he can walk home. His parents are perplexed by this request, but they tell him that is fine. Craig spends this walk reflecting on his stay at the hospital, what he needs to be doing presently, and what his future holds for him. How do Craig's thoughts upon leaving the hospital show growth and awareness of his illness and identity?

Essay Topic 3

Craig and Humble, a fellow patient at the hospital, became fast friends and spend a lot of time together during Craig's stay. Humble is a unique character who posits advice and laughter to Craig. How do you understand Craig and Humble's relationship?

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