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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 7, who does Bobby visit with when he visits the hospital?
2. Why does Bobby say that he could not kill himself?
3. In the italicized section of Chapter 8, what does the girl bring to her neighbor's apartment?
4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
5. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl think that she and her other classmates look like in their all white clothes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kline think is happening to Bobby in regard to Bobby doing dumb things?
2. What happens to Bobby when goes to the jack-up rig?
3. How does the person that Bobby meets with after talking to the guys in suits know that Bobby's sister was beautiful?
4. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does Bobby change his major from math to physics?
5. After Bobby returns from Tucson and meets up with Kline, why does Bobby say that he cannot get on with his life?
6. Why does Bobby go back Wartburg, Tennessee after his conversation with Asher?
7. What does the IRS do to Bobby?
8. As a child what does Bobby find in the woods?
9. What happens to Bobby's pet while Bobby is away on the jack-up rig? How does it happen?
10. Who visits Bobby while he is living alone in a shack by the beach? Why does the person who visits Bobby say that he is there?
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
What are the main themes of the story? How does the author set up and continue the discussion of those themes throughout the book?
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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