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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 5, what is John's father's profession?
2. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, who does the girl say made the dummy's suit?
3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what dish do Bobby and Kline both order?
4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?
5. In the italicized section of Chapter 8, what is the bar called where the girl gets a job?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Bobby's meeting with the IRS agent, he meets up with Kline. What does Kline say about the shape of his own life and how is that a contrast to Bobby's life?
2. After Bobby returns from Tucson and meets up with Kline, why does Bobby say that he cannot get on with his life?
3. In the opening of the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, where is Bobby and what is he doing?
4. One night while Bobby is in Wartburg, Bobby mentions Alice's papers. Who is Alice? What happened to her?
5. What does the IRS do to Bobby?
6. Where does Bobby go to live for the winter after having his conversation with Kline about Bobby getting on with his life?
7. Why does the girl go to the hospital? Is her visit to the hospital successful?
8. What does the IRS agent at the post office say is the reason for the IRS becoming involved in Bobby's life?
9. How does the person that Bobby meets with after talking to the guys in suits know that Bobby's sister was beautiful?
10. Why does Bobby go back Wartburg, Tennessee after his conversation with Asher?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does this book say about beauty? What does beauty represent in this book? How is beauty connected to reality? How is beauty connected to the deep heart of number which may only exist as unreality or subconscious? How are math and physics related to beauty? Can beauty be detrimental to those who are taken in by it? How so?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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