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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. Where does Angel work?

2. Where do Harry and Tyrone cut their drugs?

3. What helps Sara's optimism with her diet?

4. How do Tyrone and Harry get motivated to work every night?

5. When the television people ask Sara her name, what does she plan to tell them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Sara and Harry's drug problems similar?

2. Why can Marion not sketch?

3. When Tyrone and Harry fall short of the money they need, what does this symbolize?

4. In Part 3, how is reality infringing on Harry and Marion as they first struggle in their relationship?

5. How do Tyrone and Harry view working at a regular job?

6. What does Sara's reaction to the phone call from Lyle Russel say about her life?

7. What does Sara not realize about her conversations with the refrigerator?

8. How do people around Harry and Tyrone try to escape?

9. Why are Tyrone and Harry able to function at work?

10. How hard does Sara try to diet? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Too often Marion, Tyrone, Harry, and Sara focus on unrealistic goals and fantasies. Examine how these characters live outside reality. What are their goals in doing so, and what do they accomplish?

Essay Topic 2

How does this novel deal with an important issue in society? What is its greatest comment on the society in which it is based?

Essay Topic 3

What is the literary effect of the story zigzagging between Harry and Sara's drug dependencies and downfalls?

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