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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 is the name of the company that has offered Alfred money for his patent?

2. Who does Gary say is clinically depressed?

3. What does Gary cut his thumb with?

4. What company does Gary decide to invest in at the end of this section?

5. What does Alfred have on the west side of his ping pong table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Caroline have a problem with Enid?

2. Why is Chip disappointed in Denise?

3. Why is Caroline so alone?

4. Why did Enid feel jealous of her neighbors while awaiting her third child?

5. What does Alfred now use the ping pong table for?

6. What does Chip think a depressed person should act like?

7. What were the differences between Gary and Chip as boys?

8. What Caroline does that Gary say he wants back?

9. Why does Alfred think the blacks will destroy America?

10. What kind of relationship does Chip think one should have with their parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Enid's relationship with Alfred? What affect does their relationship have on their children?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does Chip splitting from his girlfriend at the beginning of the book affect him? What does the way he reacted to the break up say about his feelings for her?

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