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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 is the weather like throughout Story 1?
2. Who drives a Volkswagen in Story 1?
3. What is the name of the narrator's two friends in Story 2?
4. Who is the narrator of Story 2 referring to when he says, "I'd better just go after him, instead of waiting"?
5. At the end of Story 5, the narrator says, "Your husband will beat you with a(n) ________ and the bus will pull away leaving you standing there in tears, but you were my ________."
Short Essay Questions
1. Who encourages the narrator of Story 5 to work with him? What type of work do they perform? Explain.
2. Discuss the mini-theme of the randomness of existence as seen in Story 1.
3. Define and discuss imagery which is found in Story 2.
4. While working with Wayne at the abandoned house, what is the narrator and Wayne distracted by? Who is this person?
5. Discuss the drug abuse seen in Story 3.
6. Who is Wayne? Describe his relationship with the narrator in Story 5.
7. In Story 2, what three stops does the narrator's new companion have the narrator make? What occurs at each of the three stops?
8. Define the literary element of foreshadowing. How is this literary element used in Story 1?
9. Discuss the scene where the narrator and his friends meet their new companion in Story 2.
10. Discuss the narrator's relationship with the three women in Story 5.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the narrator's relationships with the different women in the book. How is each relationship similar and how are they different?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance and affect of the narrator being without a name. How does this characteristic contribute to the overall message of Jesus' Son?
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