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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. Which of the following beers does Thomas drink with Aaron?

2. Which of the following tasks does Aaron use to delay meeting with Genevieve?

3. Which of the following is the ratio of liquor to juice in the drinks Aaron pours for Genevieve, Thomas, and himself?

4. Which of the following is described as “the happiest animal in the world” (196)?

5. As which of the following does Aaron euphemize his homosexuality to Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What body part does Aaron note is a good target for attack, and why?

2. What was “Happy Hour” for Kyle and his late brother?

3. What is the cover story told to Kyle to explain his family having moved?

4. What activities does Aaron muse that Genevieve will not share with him but that Thomas does?

5. At the flea market, what does Aaron note *needing* rather than *wanting*?

6. What reasons does Elsie posit for her husband’s suicide?

7. What happens when an 11-year-old Aaron plays tag with Brendan and Baby Freddy?

8. How does Aaron explain having been nice to Collin while visiting Comic Book Asylum with Thomas?

9. What is the significance of the Legend of Iris game?

10. When Aaron goes to collect Thomas for his birthday party, how does he find him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas repeatedly asserts “no homo” in his interactions with Aaron. Why might he be at pains to do so? What in the novel suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Fathers are notably scarce in the novel. Even those depicted are treated minimally. What effect does the scarcity have in the novel, and how does that effect present itself?

Essay Topic 3

To what extent is the milieu of More Happy than Not dystopian? What in the novel and in experience bears out that assertion? How does it do so?

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