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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 “Just Bored,” a few hours before vacating her body, what is Blandine listening to?

2. In “Mostly Rabbits,” Jack and his roommates primarily sacrifice what animal?

3. Who abandoned Moses as a child?

4. What does Jack accuse Blandine of In “Purebreds"?

5. Jamie’s sister, Ruth demands what of Moses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moses think of Elsie?

2. What do the homeless woman and Joan talk about?

3. What does Moses agree to say to the priest?

4. After the business plummets in the town, what does the town discover?

5. What do Jack and his roommates stage in “It Wasn’t Todd’s Idea"?

6. In “The Expanding Circle,” what does Moses delete?

7. What does Moses agree to do?

8. Jamie’s sister, Ruth demands what of Moses?

9. Why does Moses delete the mysterious email?

10. What does Elsie make Moses promise never to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author present a nuanced commentary on power structures through the characters?

Essay Topic 2

How is the character James an escape for Blandine?

Essay Topic 3

How are dead animals a prominent motif in the novel?

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