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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. After Sara decides to eat freely, what does Sara eat as she mocks the refrigerator?

3. How does Marion handle Harry's reaction to her dinner date with Arnold?

4. What keyword does Sara force herself to think in the middle of the night?

5. Why do the straps of Sara's red dress continue to fall off her shoulders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Marion able to sketch again?

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

4. How does Sara juggle her two addictions?

5. What is ironic about Harry's remark that "juice heads are too much, aren't they? They really have no class, no class at all"?

6. What enabled Marion to have the past life she fondly remembers?

7. What are the repercussions of Sara's addictions?

8. What does Marion's increased involvement with Harry and Tyrone as their drug business begins foreshadow?

9. After Sara slides the key under the closet door, why does she refuse to emerge even as Harry rolls the television out of the door?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The police are mentioned sporadically throughout the novel. How are they portrayed? Students may want to look at the police involvement in the Harlan Jefferson drug sale as well as Tyrone's arrest.

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism behind the name "McDick Corporation"?

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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