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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 is the movie about that the Story 7 narrator watches at the abortion clinic?
2. Why does the narrator of Story 8 not take the military woman from the tavern to a motel?
3. What is the name of the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6?
4. What is Georgie referring to when he says, "We killed the mother and saved the children"?
5. In Story 7, the narrator follows a man off the train and into a ________ neighborhood.
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly discuss the three train rides the narrator recalls in Story 7.
2. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?
3. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?
4. How does Bill define him? What is his perspective on the world? Explain.
5. Who does the term "other man" refer to in Story 8.
6. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.
7. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."
8. Briefly describe the "second man" in Story 8.
9. In what way is the large horse pill the narrator receives in Story 9 a prize for the narrator?
10. What role does Terrence play in Story 6? How do the other characters in the story handle Terrence's situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the narrator can be defined as a tragic figure. Explain how the suffering brought upon others by the narrator contributes to the tragic vision of the book as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the theme of tension between desperation and compassion contributes to the meaning 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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