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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. Why does Candy pray to his mother?

2. What has finally driven Frank to seek out help from Bobby and Julie?

3. What is the only other living thing Frank notices in the alley?

4. What do Julie and Bobby hope can happen some day in regards to Thomas?

5. Who finds Rasumussen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank find as he searches his own pockets and unzips the bag?

2. Why does Frank want to leave the alleyway?

3. What does Bobby say to Julie to reassure her that she is a good person?

4. How does Bobby's dream about Julie change from the start where it is the ideal life in their new home?

5. What does Thomas do after he is knocked down to the floor?

6. What does Frank do after he jumps out of the window of the abandoned apartment complex and what does he hope to learn?

7. What happens when Frank opens up the door to the abandoned car he finds and what does this cause to happen?

8. Describe Bobby and Julie's living situation and why it is this way.

9. What does Julie see when she drives toward Bobby and what does she do?

10. How is Bobby feeling about his wife and how does he handle these feelings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way were family relationships described throughout the novel? What relationships seemed to contradict each other? Do you think this was intentional? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Did Doc Fogarty behave appropriately? Why? What would you have done if you were the doctor?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the idea of working to achieve a dream in this novel? Do you think this is an accurate representation? Why or why not?

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