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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. What does Candy find disgusting?

2. Who does Candy ask Violet about when he returns from being outside?

3. Why does Candy tell Violet he will hurt Frankie?

4. Which of the following is the best descriptor of Rasmussen?

5. What does Frank do once he leaves the truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Candy doing when he leaves his house and what part is he doing to please his mother?

5. What do Bobby and Julie find out that Rasmussen is up to in Decodyne?

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

7. Describe both of Candy's sisters.

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

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

10. What do the police find while searching for Rasmussen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way were differences in people described throughout the novel? Were these descriptions positive or negative? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters truly seem to be pure of heart throughout the novel? Which ones seem to be selfishly driven? What theme does this seem to represent? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 3

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

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