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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. How much did the narrator of Story 5 originally pay for his vehicle?

2. What is the boat pulling behind it in Story 5?

3. Story 3 opens with the narrator seeing ________ in an olive-green three-piece suit, with his blond hair combed back and his face shining and suffering.

4. What does Jack Hotel and the narrator buy with their money in Story 3?

5. What is the Salesman marital status?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thatcher? What type of relationship does Thatcher have with the narrator?

2. Define and discuss imagery which is found in Story 2.

3. How does the narrator and Dundun deal with the death of McInnes?

4. Discuss the scene where the narrator and his friends meet their new companion in Story 2.

5. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.

6. Who encourages the narrator of Story 5 to work with him? What type of work do they perform? Explain.

7. Discuss the narrator's relationship with the three women in Story 5.

8. Where does the narrator of Story 3 receive money from?

9. Discuss comical irony which is found in Story 2.

10. Who is McInnes? What has happened to him in Story 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze, discuss, and explain the significance the following quote found in Story 1: "I knew every raindrop by its name. I sensed everything before it happened. I knew a certain Oldsmobile would stop for me even before it slowed, and by the sweet voices of the family inside it I knew we'd have an accident in the storm. I didn't care. They said they'd take me all the way."

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explain the religious allusion that predominates in Jesus' Son, and analyze how it enhances the book's overall meaning.

Essay Topic 3

Show how a conventional or stereotyped character or characters found within Jesus' Son function to achieve the author's overall purpose of the book.

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