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

2. Weeks of drug use has left Sara with what physical pain?

3. What does Harry do before he goes television shopping?

4. What kind of drug dealer do Harry and Tyrone learn about as their normal drug connections fail?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why would Marion vomit while with Big Tim?

4. What does Sara's life consist of as the year comes to a close?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel's characters do not have the standard qualities of a protagonist. Who is the novel's protagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the greatest conflict of the novel? Why?

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