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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. Why does Harry lock Sara in her closet?

2. Where do Tyrone and Harry get the extra money they need to purchase the amount of heroin they want?

3. What does Sara do at the end of her first day on a diet?

4. Why is Tyrone resentful to Marion and Harry when he arrives?

5. What does Marion specifically remember from Europe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. Why is it symbolic that Sara answers whatever intrusive question the television company asks her?

8. What does Marion not realize about her parents?

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

10. Why would Marion ask Arnold about his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Marion's relationship with Big Tim signify the completion of her downfall?

Essay Topic 2

What describes Harry and Tyrone's relationship when they are in jail together?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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