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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 the detective see in the tape of Robert's arrest?

2. What do the raccoons do with the stereo equipment?

3. What causes Rachel to break up with her lover in Berkeley?

4. What feature of the Breeze allows him to enter the bar without being asked for I.D.?

5. What does Billy put on to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Travis lies to Catch about meeting Amanda.

2. Explain what Billy does to become Roxanne.

3. Describe Travis and Jennifer's dinner date.

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

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

6. Describe what the Breeze sees as his attacker at the end of Chapter 1.

7. How does Catch trick Rachel into helping him? Why does this trick work so effectively?

8. In Chapter 1, the Breeze expresses several opinions of Billy Winston. Does the Breeze seem to like Billy?

9. How does Bella become Rachel's lover? What happens to separate them?

10. Discuss why Jennifer has stopped shaving and wearing makeup over the last several months.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Drugs and alcohol abuse play a vital role in the novel as the downfalls of many characters in the novel. Choose to analyze the role either drugs or alcohol play in the novel. Explain, in depth, how the use of this substance leads to the demise of characters, and how, if at all, this substance is used by others in the novel without dire consequences.

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

Catch and Gian Hen Gian are the two God-like creatures in the novel, and both influence the actions of others throughout the book.

Part 1: Compare and contrast the characters of Catch and Gian. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2: How do these characters influence the actions of others within the novel? Be sure to provide examples from the book.

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