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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 idea does Marion add to Harry's dream?

2. How does Harry behave when Tyrone calls?

3. How does Sara attempt to pass the time while on her diet?

4. Where do Harry and Tyrone cut their drugs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sara treat her friends?

3. 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"?

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

5. How do Harry and Marion have an oblivious separation from reality?

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

7. Why is Marion able to sketch again?

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

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

10. Looking at the kind of food Marion buys, how does this relate to her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Sara's friends loyal friends, or are they friends when it suits them? Consider what is said as they visit Sara in the hospital: "They look at their friend of so many years, trying hard to understand. They stayed for an endless hour then reluctantly, but with a sigh of relief, left . . . They sat waiting for a bus, tears flowing from their eyes. They hugged each other."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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