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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. To which city does Will go for a paid internship?

2. Why does Phoebe say she has sex with Will?

3. Which of the following is a composer whose work Phoebe practices?

4. What does Phoebe not say about Will in Chapter 15?

5. How many floors is Platt Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Phoebe's Korean friend at Edwards?

2. In what city does John Leal end up after leaving Noxhurst?

3. Who is the female waitress where Will works?

4. With whom does Phoebe go to live after her mother's death?

5. How does Will first meet Phoebe?

6. Where was John Leal's prison camp?

7. Where does Phoebe go for winter break?

8. Where does Phoebe break in with her friends?

9. From what building on Noxhurst does Will imagine the explosion being watched?

10. What does Will do on New Year's Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Edwards campus is a place where there is a unique sense of pride and camaraderie, but also confusion, for the student body there. Write an essay in which you examine patterns in the author's word choice to address how the university setting is portrayed. What is the mood of the Edwards campus and how does the author establish this mood?

Essay Topic 2

In the history of the United States, there have been several cults to emerge with varying beliefs and aims (such groups that popular culture has termed "cults" include Heaven's Gate, the Twelve Tribes, and Scientology). Write an essay in which you propose a working definition of a cult. Explore descriptions in the text that reflect this definition of a "cult." In your essay, in addition to proposing a definition for a "cult," explain whether you think John Leal's "Jejah" constitutes a cult.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you address whether Phoebe and Will are reliable narrators or not. You can argue differently for each character. Use evidence from the text to support your conclusion.

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