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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 Amanda admit she knows about Effrom?

2. How does Travis get Rachel to move the candlesticks?

3. Who does Jennifer inform of her afternoon plans?

4. Why is Robert arrested?

5. What happens to Amanda and Travis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Travis and Jennifer's evening after they arrive at her home at the end of Chapter 22.

2. Explain what happens to Effrom in Chapter 35.

3. What does Augustus bring into his house, with the help of Gian? What does he explain they are?

4. Where do Rachel, Augustus, and Gian go at the end of the novel, and what do they do?

5. How do Augustus and Gian catch Travis at the end of Chapter 24?

6. What does Rivera not report the bullet hole he finds in the Elliott's home?

7. Explain why Augustus lets Travis go.

8. How does Gian explain lying about what will happen to Catch, and how does Augustus respond?

9. What connection does the Nailgun find between the names and dates in Travis' suitcase?

10. Why does Catch want to kidnap Jennifer at the end of Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are several references to pop culture in the novel. The author creates humor by contrasting horrific or difficult situations with an everyday, commonplace interaction. Choose one reference which shows such characteristics and analyze it. What is the reference? Which characters are involved? How does the author's use of such a reference lighten the situation? Do you believe the result is successful?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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