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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. The police officer continually calls Lionel
3. L & L Car Service is different from other car services because
4. Lionel and Gilbert find Frank wounded in
5. When Lionel goes to tell Julia about Frank, he finds out
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the chapter, Tourette Dreams being composed of just one line?
2. What is implied by the sentence: In Tourette dreams you shed your tics or your tics shed you and you go with them, astonished to leave yourself behind).
3. What characteristic does Lionel give Frank credit for developing in himself?
4. Describe Tony's character.
5. Before he enters the Zendo, Frank Minna's instructions to Lionel include
6. What did Minna give the boys by removing them from St. Vincents?
7. Discuss what Lionel means when he says, It (meaning Minna's influence) changed us as a group. We developed a certain collective ego, a presence apart at the Home.
8. Frank's nickname for Lionel, Freakshow, suggests what?
9. Give an example of how Minna used people to mark his territory.
10. Explain how Lionel finds Frank.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses irony in the story itself and in the character's life stories as well. Write an essay in which you consider the author's use of 1) irony in the development of plot, 2) irony in the development of characters, or 3) irony in the development of the theme of the novel. Use at least three examples to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Consider the theme of control in the story. 1) Write an essay describing Lionel's need for and use of control. 2) Write an essay describing Gerard's need for and use of control. or 3) Write an essay describing Julia's need for and use of control. Use examples to support your argument.
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