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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. In which of the following states does Aaron note Brendan has family?
2. To which of the following does Thomas compare Aaron’s apartment?
3. For which of the following does Thomas apply to work?
4. Which of the following books does Aaron note enjoying?
5. At which of the following does Aaron purchase a gift for Genevieve?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Aaron give for wanting to avoid shooting fireworks from roofs?
2. For what reason does Aaron note Baby Freddy is disallowed from being the hunter in games of manhunt?
3. Why does Thomas note his high school track field is a place of importance for him?
4. What reasons does Thomas give for disappointment in his former theater job?
5. For what reasons does Me-Crazy have the sobriquet?
6. Why does Aaron posit Leteo attracts as much resistance as it does?
7. For what does Aaron initially mistake the Leteo Institute’s offerings?
8. How does Aaron regard Thomas’s progress through career ideas?
9. What reasons does Aaron give for liking summer in his neighborhood?
10. What occupations does Aaron note Elsie holds?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Thomas remarks, “I think we’ll be screwed trying to figure out why [his and Aaron’s fathers] ditched us without explanation” (104). Is the remark accurate? What in the novel and in experience suggests that it is or is not. How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Overall, what is the novel’s attitude toward fate? What in the novel indicates as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
That Aaron is the protagonist of the novel is clear. What character is next most important in the novel? What makes a character important? How does the chosen character meet that standard? What does it signify that the character does so, and how does that significance manifest?
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