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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 happens to Brody because of his drugs?

2. What does the old junkie tell Tyrone concerning drug use?

3. How does Marion get the extra money Harry needs for his involvement with Harlan Jefferson?

4. What does the final phone representative whom Sara speaks with do for her?

5. What happened to Sara's wrists in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does heroin influence Harry's reality as he television shops?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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