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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. Where is Julian's house located?

2. Who do Trent and Clay see after they leave the movies?

3. What types of comments make Clay perk up at his psychiatrist visit?

4. In Part 5, where does Rip tell Clay they should meet?

5. What is the setting of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Clay's visit with the psychiatrist in Part 6 of the book.

2. Why does Clay go to the Roxy? Why is Rip upset while at the club?

3. Describe the scene of the party that Clay attends with Trent at the start of Part 2. What happens at the party? Who is at the party?

4. What happens when Clay and Julian meet Finn at a night club?

5. What does Clay do to try to get more information about Julian from his friend Evan? What does Evan tell Clay about Julian?

6. What does Clay remember about the party that occurred at the house of a friend of his cousin? What happened at the party?

7. What does Lene tell Blair, Kim, and Clay when they see her? Why do Kim and Blair pretend that they do not know about Lene's good news?

8. What do Clay and Blair discuss while at lunch? What does Blair do a few days after she has lunch with Clay?

9. What surprise does Rip have awaiting Trent and Clay in his apartment? What is wrong with his surprise?

10. What does Clay do on New Year's Eve night? Who does he spend it with? What happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Clay express his compassion? Provide at least three examples. Does he only express his compassion during certain times? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What does Blair mean when she says, "People are afraid to merge onto the freeway in Los Angeles" to Clay? What is the significance of this statement? Why does Clay focus on this statement so intensely? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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