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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 strange behavior did Dr. Finch exhibit?

2. How did the system John built perform?

3. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?

4. What would John Robison do to Doug?

5. What happened to John's mother after she separated from John's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rusty Nail change John's life?

2. Describe the catastrophe Jim Boughton and John created.

3. What did John like about being a clown?

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

5. What was inappropriate about John's smiling at his mother's friend Betsy's news?

6. Describe John's departure from high school.

7. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

8. What was John's relationship with Porsches after this first encounter?

9. Describe the prank John played on his mother.

10. Describe John's parents' relationship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

If this were a novel, what themes would need to be wrapped up, in order for the book to be concluded? Why do novels need conclusions that memoirs don't need?

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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