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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 does the man on the phone point John to?

2. Who does Selina say she slept with?

3. Martina cannot handle which of the following?

4. Why is John asked to leave the hotel?

5. What is the name of John's new girlfriend at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes John's relationship with Martina the antithesis of his relationship with Selina?

2. How does John feel about his biological father?

3. Why does John have trouble having sex with Martina?

4. What do you predict will happen to John after Selina leaves him?

5. How does Spunk contrast Caduta and Lorne?

6. What does Martin provide for John?

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

8. What financial problems are revealed to John?

9. Why does Selina set up John?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of sexual satisfaction in "Money: A Suicide Note". Do any of the characters feel sexually satisfied? Why are so many frustrated?

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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