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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. How does Karen say she got from the bus station?

2. Which artist's style has been copied by the artist whose work is on exhibit?

3. What did Mao use to affirm his presence to the world?

4. Out of what has the street vendor made his 'little city'?

5. What do Karen and Scott drive twenty two miles to buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Omar and how does he help Karen?

2. What does Brita see from her bombed out apartment at the end of this section?

3. What signs are there that Karen is getting ill?

4. What does Scott find out about Bill in this section?

5. What do Karen and Scott do the following day?

6. How does the boy torture the prisoner?

7. How does Karen become acquainted with the homeless people?

8. What does Karen do with the spoon?

9. Why is it unlikely anyone will identify Bill's body?

10. Summarize the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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