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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 1979, when Frank begins picking up the boys, he is

2. When Lionel invites the police officer to get a sandwich with him, it suggests

3. When Tony tells Lionel to go explain to Julia, it suggests

4. When asked who wounded him, Frank's response is

5. The narrator of the story is

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Frank's instruction over the wire when the conversation in the Zendo ends?

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

4. What would a typical day working for Frank entail when the boys first started with him?

5. Before he enters the Zendo, Frank Minna's instructions to Lionel include

6. What is inferred in the sentence: "We were all four of us an arrangement around a missing centerpiece, as incoherent as a verbless sentence.

7. Describe Tony's character.

8. Give an example of how Minna used people to mark his territory.

9. Frank's nickname for Lionel, Freakshow, suggests what?

10. What did Lionel do when Detective Seminole asked him about Matricardi and Rockaforte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the purpose and significance of the stylistic changes in Chapter 4, (Tourette Dreams), such as point of view, punctuation and parentheses. 2) Write an essay describing the change in point of view in Chapter 8, Formerly Known.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the significance of progression of relationships to the theme of the novel. 1) Write an essay describing the progression of Lionel's relationship with The Clients, or 2) Write an essay describing Lionel's relationship with the other Minna Men, or 3) Write an essay describing Lionel's relationship with Julia.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the development of the concept of loyalty in the novel. Write an essay in which you discuss the theme of loyalty, describing: 1) each of the Minna Men and how they show their loyalty to Frank, 2) the loyalty between Frank and his brother Gerard, or 3) Frank and his wife, Julia.

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