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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. What does Augustus explain to Gian at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What does the Breeze believe the car is that pulls up behind him?

3. What happens to Mile Tobin in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Robert realize he has seen the stranger in the bar?

5. What does the mechanic try to tell Travis is wrong with his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads up to Jennifer's acceptance of Travis' offer for a date?

2. Explain Travis' recurring nightmare about Catch.

3. Why is Catch seeking a new master?

4. What leads Detective Sergeant Alphonso Rivera to watch the tape of Robert's drunk driving arrest, and what does he see on the tape?

5. Explain The Breeze's trip through the tunnel of eternity.

6. Explain what Billy does to become Roxanne.

7. Explain how Catch came to be on Earth.

8. Explain why Gian Hen Gian is crying at the end of Chapter 10, and what Augustus explains to him as a result.

9. What does Robert dream about, and how does this affect him?

10. What is the first event that led Robert to believe miraculous events always arise to help him out of problems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse also plays a powerful role in the novel. Rachel is physically abused by her first husband, and mentally abuses other people herself for her own gain. Robert, while in a milder form, appears to abuse himself throughout the novel as an alcoholic. Catch abuses Travis, and Travis equally abuses Catch. Choose one of these characters, and give, in detail, how abuse has affected his or her life. Do their actions seem to stem from a history of abuse? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Good against evil is a theme throughout the book. Choose any two of the characters below and explain why they are good or evil, or a mixture of both. Be sure to explain your answer using examples from the novel. What shows they are good or bad? Do you believe they can change? Why or why not?

1. Catch

2. Travis

3. Gian

4. Augustus

Essay Topic 3

Billy's current belief and Jennifer's old belief in how women should look and act represent two very different opinions about women that exist in the world. In Billy's case, he, as Roxanne, enjoys being a highly sexual being whose looks are sexy to men, and whose words entice them into frenzy. He clearly believes women are sexual objects to be used for the pleasure of me. On the other hand, Jennifer, before Travis, believed women were natural, and were meant to be powerful on their own, without the appeal of men. Choose the character which most closely fits your opinion of the role of women, and analyze your opinions. Why do you believe this character represents women? What characteristics are representative? Do you think this is the way society views women, as well? Why or why not?

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