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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. Who joins the group at this meeting?
2. What do Travis and Jennifer do all evening?
3. Where do the three men think the other invocation resides?
4. Who calls while Travis and the others are in Jennifer's house?
5. What happens when Augustus and Gian execute their plan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what Robert sees when he looks through Jennifer's window. Where has he seen Travis previously?
2. Why does Robert think he is being arrested, and what, in fact, are the actual charges?
3. Describe Travis and Jennifer's evening after they arrive at her home at the end of Chapter 22.
4. Explain, in detail, why Amanda doesn't tell Effrom she is aware of his smoking and of his watching of women's exercise programs, and what she does to extend his pleasure.
5. What does Rachel tell Travis when he calls him at Jennifer's?
6. What connection does the Nailgun find between the names and dates in Travis' suitcase?
7. Explain what happens to Robert and Jennifer, Effrom, and Rivera during Chapter 36.
8. How do Augustus and Gian catch Travis at the end of Chapter 24?
9. What does Augustus bring into his house, with the help of Gian? What does he explain they are?
10. Explain what happens to Effrom in Chapter 35.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
There is clearly a theme throughout the novel of corrupt morality within religious realms. Travis experiences this at the seminary in a tragic way. Describe, in detail, the corruptions of morality Travis experienced at the seminary. Do you think this had an effect on his overall belief in religion, based on his conversations later in the novel with Jennifer? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
During the novel, Jennifer has sexual relations with Travis, even though she is still married. Do you think this behavior is justified based on Robert's actions? Why or why not? Should Jennifer feel guilt, since she is, as she points out, "technically" married? Why? Considering she and Robert go home together at the end of the novel, do you think Jennifer should tell her husband of her affair? Why?
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