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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 4, how does Bobby think of his sister's hair when they are on the plane coming back from Mexico?
2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what started the fire in Bianca's apartment?
3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Long John's nickname for Bobby?
4. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what instrument does the girl play?
5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby find out happened to Oiler.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?
3. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what appears in the night at the girl's window that makes her whisper Bobby's name?
5. 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?
6. What is peculiar about this downed plane?
7. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?
8. Does Bobby find anything on his search of the cluster of islands?
9. What is Oiler's attitude about his time in Vietnam?
10. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does the Kid play in the story? What does he represent for Alicia? What does he represent in regard to a discussion about reality as compared to things that are just outside of reality that require belief and a letting go of the tangibility of this physical world in order to understand them?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the sensation that you have when you read the passages between the Kid and Alicia. How do they compare to the passages that focus on Bobby? What are the differences? Are there similarities or parallels?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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