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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. In Story 9, what city is the narrator in?

2. The narrator reveals in Story 7 that the driver of the train is ________.

3. In the Story 7 narrator's flashback, how many shots did Michelle fire at him?

4. What is the "second man's" real name?

5. Who is pregnant in the beginning of Story 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the importance of Terrence's knife in Story 6.

2. What is the irony behind the title of the story "Happy Hour"?

3. In what way is the title "Emergency" a direct metaphor of the narrator's life in Story 6?

4. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.

5. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?

6. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

7. What role does Terrence play in Story 6? How do the other characters in the story handle Terrence's situation?

8. In what way is the large horse pill the narrator receives in Story 9 a prize for the narrator?

9. What is Hardee's emergency seen in Story 6?

10. What is the relevance of picketers standing outside the abortion clinic in Story 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Show how a conventional or stereotyped character or characters found within Jesus' Son function to achieve the author's overall purpose of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Present arguments for and against Jesus' Son's relevance for a person around the same age as the narrator living in 1973.

Essay Topic 3

Clearly explain the male relationships found between the narrator and another male character from Jesus' Son. What is the effect of this male relationship on the narrator? What is the significance of this male relationship to the book as a whole?

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