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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 narrator spill in Chapter 3?

2. What does the narrator do when he hears about the settlement?

3. Where does Catherine go in Chapter 4?

4. How do Naz and the narrator get the people in the apartment building to move out fast?

5. What can the narrator only say very little about in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the accommodations and deals the narrator has to make to have his apartment dream become a reality?

2. What does the narrator do when he hears about the amount of his settlement?

3. What does the narrator's physical therapist focus on during his recovery?

4. What actor does the narrator become fixated upon, and why?

5. What does the narrator tell his friends about his settlement?

6. What does the narrator remember about his accident?

7. Why do people at David's party become really angry with the narrator?

8. What specific neighbors does the narrator recall from his past apartment building?

9. What does the narrator threaten Matthew Younger with in order to get Younger to do what he wants?

10. How does the narrator view his ongoing relationship with Catherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What particular element of the real bank robbery leads to the death of the robber reenactor Number Four in the bank? What "lesson" does the narrator seem to take from the robber reenactor's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator explain his experiences of his long months in the hospital and, specifically, his inability to move, following his accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator's receipt of the 8 million pounds in compensation affect his closest personal relationships in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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