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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 did Bart's father die of a stroke?

2. What does Bart want Magliore to get for him?

3. What items does Bart fill with gasoline siphoned from the gas tank of his car?

4. What bad news does Sally One-Eye have for Bart?

5. What are people doing at Johnny Walker's delivery accident scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the Democratic candidate, Victor Winterburger, upset about the fires at the 784 extension site?

4. Describe the simile that Bart is talking about on the morning that the Blue Ribbon Laundry is demolished.

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

6. Discuss Bart's first nightmare.

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

8. Why does Bart stop at a laundry mat after taking his car to the garage to get his window fixed?

9. Explain the "Trained Dog Ethic".

10. What happens to Bart as he is painting the smoke stack at the laundry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why does Bart's home mean so much to him that he is willing to do whatever needs to be done?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Bart angry with Mary regarding the death of Charlie?

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