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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. At the end of the year, how do Harry and Marion pass their days?

2. How does Marion want to solve some of her problems over obtaining drugs as her normal drug connections go cold?

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

4. How does Marion's body react to the pills she gets from her doctors?

5. How is Tyrone treated in jail in The South?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Tyrone changed now that he dips into the stash?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the novel opening and closing with Sara watching television?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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