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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. How does Marion feel after Harry and Tyrone go to work?

2. What does Tony do as he becomes irate with the television?

3. As Marion sits alone on her couch during Harry's first night at work, what time does she try to recapture?

4. How does Sara behave once she starts her new pill and diet regimen?

5. Why does Sara panic when she sees the clock after eating breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Harry and Sara's sleeping patterns similar?

3. What drugs is Sara abusing and how does her abuse affect her?

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

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

6. Why would Marion ask Arnold about his wife?

7. Why is Harry's daydream at Tyrone's apartment important to the theme of the novel?

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

9. What is the progress of Sara's diet as she tries to diet alone?

10. How has Sara's refrigerator changed roles from its introduction to Sara's interactions with it now that she is confident from her pills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the motif of damaged mother and son relationships grow throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the most violent scene from the novel? How does this scene add to the overall meaning?

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