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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. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?
2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's lunch date's original first name?
3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Bobby's sister's name?
4. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, who does the Kid say that girl starts quoting to her teacher?
5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Bobby go downriver with?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, why does Bobby rent a boat and sail around the little cluster of islands off the coast of Mississippi?
2. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?
3. After talking to Oiler about Vietnam, what do the guys in suits want to know from Bobby about the downed plane?
4. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?
5. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?
6. How does the Kid feel about almost all the acts that he brings up? How does he generally end them that gives a clue as to how he feels?
7. What does Oiler say that he regrets the most about his time in Vietnam?
8. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?
9. Of the Kid's cohorts, who is the only one that the girl cares about? Why does the kid not summon her for the girl?
10. Does Bobby find anything on his search of the cluster of islands?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways is this book a story about God? How is God related to the idea of duality? Or Conscious and subconscious? Is the dark side of the unconscious also God? or is God only about the light? Are heaven and Hell two halves of the same coin? What do you think the author is trying to suggest to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think of Kline as a character? How is Kline a foil for John Sheddan? What aspect of the author does Kline represent?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Thalidomide Kid. Write about him as if you are explaining him and his character to someone who has not read the book. What are the Kid's important aspects? What are the important things to know about the Kid in order to understand his essence as it relates to the book?
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