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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. Whom did Tyrone end up living with after his mother?

2. Who does the street-work for Harry and Tyrone's drug business?

3. What happens to Brody because of his drugs?

4. Weeks of drug use has left Sara with what physical pain?

5. Where does Marion go without telling Harry as they continue struggling to find drugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader find out about Lyle Russel during Sara's first phone call to the McDick Corporation?

2. How is the doctor who prescribed Sara's diet pills hurting her?

3. What will Sara's life be like now that she is in a state mental hospital?

4. What is Harry's internal conflict concerning Marion when they cannot find a drug connection?

5. What happens at the McDick Corporation concerning Sara?

6. What is Harry and Tyrone's relationship like as they work the streets?

7. What is ironic about Harry's new state of addiction after his drug business collapses?

8. What characterizes Marion and Harry's relationship as their drug addictions continually worsen?

9. How does Harry make the pain of seeing his mother go away?

10. What does Brody's death foreshadow?

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

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 3

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

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