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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. After Bart calls Magilore's, he goes home and finds Mary sick. Who does Mary compare herself to because of her voice?

2. What does everyone at the laundry call Bart?

3. Who does Bart go to see on the morning of November 23rd?

4. How many people are on Bart's unabridged Christmas list?

5. Why does Sally One-Eye call Bart on December 25th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions has Steve Ordner been asking employees of the Blue Ribbon Laundry about Bart?

2. As a kid, Bart had a .22 single shot rifle. What caused him to put away the rifle forever?

3. Explain the "Trained Dog Ethic".

4. Explain how Bart sees anonymous people.

5. Mary invites Bart to her parents' house for Christmas. What does Bart say about coming over?

6. Why does Bart keep the "Think! It may be a new experience" sign on his desk at the laundry?

7. Explain Mary's plan for buying a television.

8. Why does Magliore refuse to sell explosives to Bart?

9. Why does Bart think the laundry needs to shut down on November 28th?

10. Why does Bart tell Steve Ordner that the Waterford plant is a bad Idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Bart's "insanity" explain his actions, or is there more behind it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of Bart's multiple conversations with Fred.

Essay Topic 3

Why is the chapter "Stoptime, January 20, 1974" written as one long rambling thought?

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