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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 kind of drug does Melissa initially tell Chip she has?

2. Who does Melissa call her best friends?

3. What newspaper does Chip throw in the trash can?

4. What does Gary make for himself to drink in this section?

5. What day does Alfred say he remembers in relation to the stock market crash?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gitanas's printout say about Lithuania?

3. What is Caroline's reason for not going to St. Judes for Christmas?

4. Why is Gary so angry when he finishes talking on the phone to his father?

5. Why does Enid prefer Jonah to Gary's other children?

6. How does Gitanas worry Chip in this section?

7. What is Chip thinking about as he waits for his parents at the airport?

8. How did Denise determine that she didn't become a squishy liberal?

9. Why is Caroline so alone?

10. Why is Enid so impressed with Gene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's 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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