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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. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author question?

2. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the genre of this novel?

4. In Chapter 5, how do other people react to the man?

5. In Chapter 19, how are the speakers identified?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how does the author explain the existence of the bureaucratic systems he describes?

2. In Chapter 19, what seems to be the favored solution to what is wrong with America?

3. How could the interview in Chapter 21 be described?

4. In Chapter 5, how is the boy described?

5. Why does the author talk about the dullness of the IRS in Chapter 9?

6. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the first few pages of any book?

7. In Chapter 13, why does the main character pay attention to the way he sits?

8. In the beginning of this novel, how does Claude feel about his job?

9. What does Stecyk try to do in Chapter 12?

10. What makes Chapter 4 different from Chapters 1-3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the purpose and role of supernatural powers in this novel. How are psychic abilities used in the novel? How are phantoms used?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of success in this novel. What things make people successful? What things impede success? What is the overall message about success in this novel?

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