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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 what year does Story 6 take place?

2. According to the narrator in Story 8, ________ is Seattle's much favored sad jukebox song.

3. Every time Bill thinks of his first bullet wound, what happens to him?

4. What is Pig Alley?

5. In Story 7, what do the picketers outside the abortion clinic throw at the narrator when he leaves the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly discuss the three train rides the narrator recalls in Story 7.

2. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."

3. Discuss the relevance of the baby rabbits to Story 6.

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

5. How does Bill define him? What is his perspective on the world? Explain.

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

7. Who does the term "other man" refer to in Story 8.

8. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

9. How is Georgie portrayed by the narrator in Story 6. How do the narrator and Georgie know each other?

10. What happens when the narrator goes to visit a pair of friends in Story 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the connection between Story 3: "Out on Bail" and Story 6: "Emergency."

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

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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