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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. To whom does the author say the future belongs?

2. Why has Brita stopped photographing homeless people?

3. Why does the man go back to his desk?

4. Where does Charlie ask Bill to go with him to help with the hostages?

5. What does Bill ask Charlie to buy him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moon think about the faces looking at him?

2. How does the author describe Reverend Moon?

3. How does Scott meet Bill?

4. How does Charlie say he is dealing with his current crop of moaning writers?

5. What does Karen say American culture does with the word 'cult'?

6. Why doesn't Karen think Scott minds her sleeping with Bill?

7. What does Bill imagine about Brita's life?

8. How does Brita express her nervousness at the beginning of Chapter Three?

9. When does Bill say he felt good as a child?

10. What does Charlie say is Bill's idea of a writer's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Moonies? What influence did they have on American popular culture during the seventies? Why does Karen find it so difficult to escape them both physically and mentally? Why does the author represent them as threatening? Is this an accurate representation?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does it say about Karen's character and upbringing that she becomes involved with things and people so deeply? What do you think Karen learned about life from her time with the Unification Church?

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