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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. According to Richard in Story 2, the people at the farmhouse use to be ________.
2. According to the narrator in Story 1, who was snoring loudly and rudely after the car accident?
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 the Salesman hit with his car causing a severe accident in Story 1?
5. Who overdoses on heroin at the end of Story 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Analyze the family who picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1. What are some characteristics of this family?
2. Who encourages the narrator of Story 5 to work with him? What type of work do they perform? Explain.
3. Describe Dundun's violence against Jack Hotel as described by the narrator in Story 4.
4. Define and discuss imagery which is found in Story 2.
5. Is Richard the one who the narrator briefly describes as being injured and arrested during a burglary attempt? Explain.
6. Describe the three people the narrator first introduces to the reader at the beginning of Story 1. How does the narrator interact with these three people?
7. 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.
8. At the end of Story 5, the narrator makes reference to his mother. Explain this reference and to whom is he referring to.
9. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.
10. Describe the character of Jack Hotel. Discuss the interaction he has with the narrator.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Show how the author's manipulation of time contributes to the effectiveness of Jesus' Son as a whole.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Story 1 of Jesus' Son. Explain how this opening story introduces some of the major themes found within the book.
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