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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. Who does Brita say wants to speak to Bill?

2. Why does Charlie recognize the jacket Bill is wearing?

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

4. What does Bill tell Brita he has quit?

5. What does Brita tell Bill she feels in his company?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Maureen?

2. Why does Karen both scare and delight Bill?

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

4. What has happened to Bill in Chapter Eight?

5. How does Scott meet Bill?

6. Describe the tour of Bill's house.

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

8. What does Charlie remember fondly about the fifties?

9. How does Charlie try to get Bill to help him?

10. What is Karen watching on television?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parallels does the author draw between terrorism and writing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this comparison?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bill's relationship with one of the following people.

1. Scott

2. Karen

3. Charlie

4. Liz

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