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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. To what city do Michelle and John run off to?
2. How long does Happy Hour last in Story 9?
3. In Story 9, what city is the narrator in?
4. The "second man" in Story 8 tells the narrator that he lied and that he is actually from ________.
5. What animal does Georgie run over in Story 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the relationship between the Story 8 narrator and military wife at the bar reinforces the theme of the tension between desperation and compassion.
2. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?
3. What does the final lines in Story 7 reveal about the narrator's view of Michelle's abortion?
4. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.
5. Discuss the importance of Terrence's knife in Story 6.
6. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?
7. Discuss the relevance of the baby rabbits to Story 6.
8. In what way is the title "Emergency" a direct metaphor of the narrator's life in Story 6?
9. What is Hardee's emergency seen in Story 6?
10. What is the irony behind the title of the story "Happy Hour"?
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
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 3
Show how the author's manipulation of time contributes to the effectiveness of Jesus' Son as a whole.
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