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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. After leaving Kim's house, what does Clay do when he arrives home?
2. What is significant about the night Clay and his sisters were in Palm Springs?
3. How is Clay dressed when he leaves Griffin's house?
4. What is Lene wearing when Blair and Kim see her?
5. Where do Blair, Kim, and Clay go to see a movie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Clay visit his old elementary school? How has the school changed since his last visit there?
2. Describe Blair's Christmas party.
3. What does Clay's psychiatrist tell him during his visit? How does Clay react?
4. What information does Clay share with Trent while they are at Spago for appetizers and drinks?
5. What does Clay remember about his last Christmas in Palm Springs? How does he spend Christmas while at home from school?
6. What memory of Palm Springs does Clay think about as he is swimming laps in the pool?
7. What memories of Julian does Clay have while at the hotel and on the way to the club afterward?
8. Why does Clay not agree with Spin's behavior at Rip's house? What is the argument between Clay and Rip?
9. Describe the scene at Julian's house on King's Road when Clay arrives.
10. Describe Clay's experience with his father at Trumps.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does the author use Julian to symbolize the degradation in the characters' drug-obsessed lifestyles? Why or why not? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
How does Clay change over the course of the novel? What differences are noticeable at the of the novel? How does Clay show these differences? Why do you think Clay has changed? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Why are Clay and his friends fascinated with the dead boy the see in the alley? Why do the boys decide to stand around the body while they talk and smoke? Why do none of the characters inform the police about the dead boy's body? Please use specific examples from the book.
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