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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 type of weapon is the narrator carrying on him in Story 2?

2. Who does Wayne stop to see after he and the narrator finish work?

3. What is the narrator's marital status in Story 2?

4. What type of vehicle does the narrator of Story 2 drive?

5. What crime was Jack Hotel being tried for in Story 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Analyze the family who picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1. What are some characteristics of this family?

4. Who is Wayne? Describe his relationship with the narrator in Story 5.

5. Describe the character of Dundun.

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

7. At the end of Story 5, the narrator makes reference to his mother. Explain this reference and to whom is he referring to.

8. Describe Dundun's violence against Jack Hotel as described by the narrator in Story 4.

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

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

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

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 3

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

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