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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 Marion go without telling Harry as they continue struggling to find drugs?

2. What is Sara's reaction to Harry's gift for her?

3. At the end of the year, how does Sara pass her days?

4. How does Sara behave during her first shock therapy session?

5. What mental ailment does Sara experience from her drug use?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the McDick Corporation concerning Sara?

2. What is Tyrone and Alice's relationship like?

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

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

5. How severe is Sara's drug addiction as she continues her drug abuse?

6. What does the reader learn about Tyrone and his past that indirectly characterizes him?

7. What do Harry and Marion's lives consist of as the year comes to a close?

8. What feeling comprises Sara's life in the hospital?

9. When Marion meets with Arnold a second time, what do Marion's interactions with Arnold foreshadow?

10. How are Harry and Tyrone quickly deteriorating as they head south?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Tyrone change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of doctors in the novel? Consider all characters who interact with doctors. Is the author making a criticism about the medical field?

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