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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 cake wins in the teenage class?

2. Who volunteers to go with Qwill?

3. Where did they throw the bodies of unwanted babies into kilns?

4. About what does Qwill want to ask his buddy at the police?

5. What does Robert Maus find to be chaotic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction from Koko confirms the way Qwill had been feeling in regards to Dan?

2. With whom had Hixie been having an affair and why had she ended it?

3. What is notable about the food at the Rattlesnake Inn?

4. What makes Qwill's grief all the more potent?

5. What does Qwill think when Rosemary volunteers to go with him?

6. Why do the three men who own the Heavenly Hash Houses attempt to ruin Max Sorrel?

7. What is the hardest thing to make and why?

8. How does Max test a guy's sincerity?

9. What does Mrs. Marron hear on Saturday night? Why is she awake to hear it?

10. Qwill is used to what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define "high art." What is the difference between high and low art? Is there a different level of respect for high artists than low artists? Suggest reasons for this.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dan's pride. How does it get him into trouble? Is pride always a character flaw or can it be a positive character trait? Explain your answer. How might having less pride benefit Dan?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss painting as an art form. How has it changed? What main eras of painting are most commonly recognized by the layperson? Explain your findings.

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