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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. Who is Alsatia?
2. How much money does Wayne and the narrator each receive for the scrap wire in Story 5?
3. What is the narrator's marital status in Story 2?
4. Who overdoses on heroin at the end of Story 3?
5. At the end of Story 1, what flutters close to the narrator's face?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the drug abuse seen in Story 3.
2. What does the term "sacrifice" refer to when Wayne says, "It is my sacrifice" after the narrator offers to buy a round of beers at The Vine.
3. While working with Wayne at the abandoned house, what is the narrator and Wayne distracted by? Who is this person?
4. In Story 2, what three stops does the narrator's new companion have the narrator make? What occurs at each of the three stops?
5. Discuss comical irony which is found in Story 2.
6. What can the passive reaction of the trucker in Story 1 be seen as a metaphoric representation of?
7. Who encourages the narrator of Story 5 to work with him? What type of work do they perform? Explain.
8. Is Richard the one who the narrator briefly describes as being injured and arrested during a burglary attempt? Explain.
9. Describe the character of Jack Hotel. Discuss the interaction he has with the narrator.
10. Discuss the mini-theme of the randomness of existence as seen in Story 1.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how the theme of tension between desperation and compassion contributes to the meaning of Jesus' Son as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Present arguments for and against Jesus' Son's relevance for a person around the same age as the narrator living in 1973.
Essay Topic 3
Select a moment or scene from Jesus' Son that you find especially memorable. Write an essay in which you identify the moment or scene, explain its relationship to the book, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness.
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