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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 symptoms did John develop during this time?

2. What did John learn to distinguish appropriate reactions from?

3. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?

4. What astonished John about Jim Boughton's creation?

5. How does John describe Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John's mechanical abilities.

2. How did John get to know Ace Frehley?

3. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

4. Describe John's attempts to act normal.

5. Why was the winter of 1978 good for John?

6. What was the result of John's father's drinking?

7. Describe John's parents' relationship.

8. What does John say he does to avoid his parents' troubles?

9. Describe the prank John played on his mother.

10. Describe John's work as a sound engineer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Debate the proposition that John is often making fun of himself throughout his memoir.

Essay Topic 2

How do you think John's brother Chris would change John's account of events?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate "Look Me in the Eye"--did you resist the story, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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