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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. Which bar do Billy and the Breeze attend together first?

2. What is Augustus trying to figure out how to do?

3. Who is playing pool at the back of the bar when Robert arrives?

4. What treat does Effrom give himself on the morning his wife is absent?

5. Where does Travis leave Catch while he goes on his date with Jennifer?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, an Arab man comes into the bait store. What do the patrons believe they see, in terms of his appearance as well as when he swears?

2. What options does Augustus see that he has to defeat the demon in Chapter 10?

3. Describe Rachel as a child, and her marriage to Merle Henderson.

4. Describe Travis and Jennifer's dinner date.

5. Describe the creature Howard sees outside of his window in Chapter 16.

6. The Breeze spends much of Chapter 1 feeling sorry for himself. Do you believe the Breeze is entitled to sympathy?

7. Why is Catch seeking a new master?

8. Describe Effrom's morning routine at the beginning of Chapter 11.

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

10. What is the Wheel of Abuse, and where did Rachel receive it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power is a theme that runs throughout the novel. Choose one character below, and answer the following questions:. How does this character use power in the novel? What kind of power do they use? Is their use of such power for good or for evil? What are the results of the use of their power?

1. Rachel

2. Gian Hen Gian

3. Catch

Essay Topic 2

Explain, in detail, how and why human beings came to be placed on the Earth. Be sure to include background information, as well as other characters which play a part in the creation of mankind. Who created man? Why? What were the circumstances surrounding the creation? Were there beings before man? Why did they not continue to rule Earth?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there is a constant theme that a secret, supernatural world underlies the mundane, everyday world these characters exist in each day. Several events in the novel point to this supernatural world, and some of these events are small in terms of the plot of the novel, but larger when viewed from an overall standpoint. Choose one of these types of events, explain it in detail, and then analyze how such an event indicates such an underlying world.

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