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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. Which of the following is not true according to Candy?

2. What does Bobby want Julie to do to help with his feelings of uneasiness?

3. What does Thomas (Julie's brother) have?

4. How much money is in the bag Frank has?

5. What pets do Candy's sisters keep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Bobby and Julie make love, what sudden feeling does Bobby get and how does he respond to this feeling?

3. What leads Bobby to tell Julie about his fears and how does she respond?

4. What does Candy do with a woman that is the same as what he used to do with his own mother?

5. How does Frank feel in Chapter eleven and what doe she do because of this feeling?

6. What insights does Julie have about her brother and what does she think will make him happy?

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

8. What does Frank see as he looks out the window of the abandoned apartment complex he has chosen as his hiding place?

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

Did Bobby and Julie choose a wise course of action when they decided to help Frank? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What part do animals play in this novel? How does the author justify the use of the animals throughout the novel? Do you think this is an appropriate justification? Why or why not?

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