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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. How far did the family promise to take the hitchhiking narrator?

3. Who is Kid Williams?

4. All of the following people are inside the farmhouse in Story 4, except for who?

5. Where is the family from that picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Dundun.

2. Show how and when the narrator's violent side is exposed in Story 2.

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

4. What can the passive reaction of the trucker in Story 1 be seen as a metaphoric representation of?

5. Describe the character of Jack Hotel. Discuss the interaction he has with the narrator.

6. While working with Wayne at the abandoned house, what is the narrator and Wayne distracted by? Who is this person?

7. Define the literary term of tone. What is the tone of Story 1?

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

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

10. Discuss the drug abuse seen in Story 3.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance and affect of the narrator being without a name. How does this characteristic contribute to the overall message of Jesus' Son?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the issue of addiction and its influence as seen throughout the book Jesus' Son.

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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