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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 John describe as being most entranced by the royal wedding?

2. After proposing marriage to Selina, how does John begin to feel?

3. Who is John's father?

4. Who does Butch say is the father of her child?

5. Who admits to feeling better when he does not have money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of life does Fielding seem to be obsessed with?

2. Why does Doris become significant after Fielding's big reveal?

3. Does John want to die at the end of the novel?

4. Why does John sleep with Butch?

5. How does Spunk contrast Caduta and Lorne?

6. Is John misogynistic?

7. In what ways are Butch and Selina similar?

8. Describe John's reaction to the royal wedding.

9. How does John feel about reading the books Martina gives him?

10. How does Selina react to marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In John's search for satisfaction, what does he find? What does he have trouble finding? What does he continue to search for by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Fielding's motivation to hurt John. Why does he want to hurt John? Is this a reasonable plot twist?

Essay Topic 3

Are the characters in "Money: A Suicide Note" likable? Why or why not? Answer this question by analyzing at least three different characters (or more) in the novel.

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