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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 Beauchamp comes home at four in the morning, DeDe goes for a walk and decides what?
2. What assumption does DeDe make about how Carson Callas learns of her pregnancy?
3. During Norman's phone call from his pushy client, what does he reveal about Mrs. Madrigal?
4. What is the name of the pushy client who calls Norman while he eats breakfast?
5. Where does Brian meet D'orothea?
Short Essay Questions
1. The reader learns that Norman is a private investigator. What other information does the telephone conversation between him and Mrs. Ramsey reveal?
2. What happens when Mona tells Michael that she is moving out?
3. What do Michael's parents think about his relationship with Mona?
4. Summarize the conversation between Edgar and Mrs. Madrigal at the Bohemian Grove.
5. Briefly summarize what happens to Brian at the Treasure Island Trailer Court.
6. What two things does Mona do in an attempt to make something of her relationship with D'orothea?
7. What do Mona and D'orothea argue about after Mona already moved in with D'orothea?
8. Edgar meets Beauchamp and tells him something in strictest confidence. What is the reader supposed to think that Edgar told him?
9. What information is revealed during the conversation with Mona and D'orothea's father at the factory?
10. Briefly recount the story that Mrs. Madrigal tells Edgar after they make love on his first visit to her home.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the several layers of meaning of the name of the pick up joint in "Brian Climbs the Walls," the Come Clean Laundromat. How is the name ironic? How does the name signify the reason that people go there?
Essay Topic 2
The word "halcyon" is a synonym for happiness and peace. Discuss how the meaning of his name relates to Edgar's journey and transformation as a character, giving specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
The one nuclear family in the book include the Halcyons: Edgar, Frannie, DeDe, and Beauchamp (by marriage). How does the author portray this family? Based on this portrayal, what can the reader infer about the author's view of family?
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