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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 does Eric call a nine-year-old Aaron?

2. On which of the following days does Aaron have an appointment with Leteo?

3. Which of the following does Aaron note for sale at the flea market?

4. Whom of the following visits Aaron at the Leteo Institute?

5. With whom of the following does Aaron note Crystal dances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Aaron first returns home after his assault by Me-Crazy?

2. What signs does a 15-year-old Aaron receive from Genevieve about her attraction to him?

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

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

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

6. What failures as a parent does Elsie identify in herself?

7. What does Thomas report doing while Aaron was recovering from his assault?

8. What influence from his friends on how he treats romantic partners does Aaron cite?

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

10. With what sarcastic apologies does Aaron rebuke Genevieve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas comments, “Doctors should work on erasing clowns. Period,” echoing Aaron’s distaste (86). What function does the seemingly throw-away comment serve, and how does it serve that function?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Overall, what is the novel’s attitude toward fate? What in the novel indicates as much? How does it do so?

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