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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't John passionate about the fact that someone saved his life?
(a) He wanted to die.
(b) Because he cannot determine what to live for.
(c) He wishes that he could have saved himself.
(d) He is not passionate about anything.

2. Who is John closest to in his family?
(a) His mother.
(b) His little sister.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) His stepfather.

3. Where does Walter offer to take Kate?
(a) To a Mardi Gras ball.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To a show at the theater.
(d) Out to dinner.

4. What does John understand about the plight of this group?
(a) He thinks they are too privileged.
(b) The persecution they face.
(c) He cannot commeserate with them.
(d) The acceptance they get from other groups.

5. What does Kate admit to John?
(a) She has one the lottery.
(b) She felt freed when her first fiance died.
(c) She is secretely an alcoholic.
(d) She has stollen money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's nickname?

2. What is John's uncle's name?

3. Who did John like to be when he was a child?

4. What does John like to read at the library?

5. What community of people does John relate to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is John searching for as the novel begins?

2. What does Kate decide to do about her therapist?

3. Where does John invite Kate to go with him? What is her response?

4. What important decision does John make that turns out to be a good idea?

5. Who is John excited to see and why?

6. Where does John live?

7. What does Sharon try to establish about the trip?

8. Who does John remind his mother of?

9. What is John nervous about on the car ride to the Golf Coast?

10. What is revealed about John's family in this chapter?

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