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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 is Sara's reaction to Harry's gift for her?

2. How does Harry feel as he leaves Sara after their visit?

3. Why does Sara fear the food cart in the hospital?

4. When does Sara take her pills as depression sets in?

5. How does Sara's visit with Ada and Rae go in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Harry prepare to go to his mother's house after buying Sara a television?

3. How do Harry and Tyrone feel about the old junkie from Tyrone's jail cell?

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

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

6. What happens at the McDick Corporation concerning Sara?

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

8. What is the conflict at Marion's apartment when Harry and Tyrone return with drugs after scrounging on the street?

9. After Sara abuses her diet pills, what are Sara's symptoms of drug use?

10. How does Harry feel about his mom after their visit in Chapter 3, Part 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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