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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 do Harry and Tyrone believe a large weight of drugs is being sold?

2. As Sara's depression worsens, what happens as Sara watches television?

3. What do Harry and Tyrone do with the heroin stash they plan to sell?

4. After weeks on the diet pills, what makes Sara happy?

5. Why does Marion vomit uncontrollably after visiting Arnold the second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at the McDick Corporation concerning Sara?

5. How does Sara's situation in the hospital elicit sympathy from readers?

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

7. What do Marion and Harry hide from each other about their drug connections?

8. How has Marion and Harry's relationship forever changed after Marion meets with Arnold a second time?

9. How has Sara finally realized her reality in the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism behind the name "McDick Corporation"?

Essay Topic 2

Debate the realness of the novel. Are drug addiction and its consequences adequately and fairly portrayed?

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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