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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. Lionel finds Frank

2. During the stakeout at the beginning of the story, Lionel and Gilbert share

3. Throughout the story, an outburst from Lionel typically includes

4. Frank loves the effects of Lionel's disease on his clients because

5. At the age of thirteen, Tony is taken in and then returned by foster parents because

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Lionel visiting all of Frank's old haunts?

2. Describe what happens in the penguin incident with Lionel and Gilbert.

3. Describe Lionel's ritual as he eats his sandwich after trying to get Gilbert out of jail.

4. Describe Tony's character.

5. Which of Lionel's symtoms keeps repeating itself on the night of the stakeout?

6. What did Minna give the boys by removing them from St. Vincents?

7. Explain the difference between a real car service and L & L.

8. What does Detective Seminole think of Lionel?

9. What is the significance of the chapter, Tourette Dreams being composed of just one line?

10. What is Julia's reaction when Lionel stops by to tell her about Frank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lionel identifies with several people and things in the story. Explain why he identifies with 1) Food, 2) Frank or 3) Kimmery and consider how each relationship contributes to the theme of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

When Lionel asks Frank, "Who did this to you?" he replies with a joke about Irving. 1) Write an essay identifying three ways in which this exchange contributes to the development of the plot of the story. 2) Write an essay identifying the importance of jokes to the development of plot in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Most of the story is told in first person point of view. 1) Why is this effective? 2) What does it allow the author to do? 3) Consider the author's purpose in choosing this point of view, and evaluate the effect of this choice on the novel. Write can essay in which you discuss one of the above using examples from the text to support your argument.

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