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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. What is the name of Sean's hippie ex-girlfriend?

2. What school does Paul's friend Richard attend?

3. What item does Sean use to make a noose when he tries to kill himself?

4. What subject does Vittorio teach at the college?

5. What is the name of the house where the toga party was held?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the mystery girl find out that she has no chance of having a romantic relationship with Sean?

2. What type of relationship does Sean have with Rupert?

3. Why does Victor finally phone Lauren, and what is her reaction to the call?

4. What events lead Sean to believe that he is falling in love with Lauren?

5. What type of interaction does Paul have with the cab driver who takes him from the bus stop to the hotel in Boston?

6. Why does Paul abruptly leaves Boston?

7. How does Sean react to the news of Lauren's pregnancy?

8. How does Lauren claim to know the truth about Sean sleeping with Judy?

9. What happens when Sean goes to the hospital to visit with his sick father?

10. What happens when Sean and Lauren spend the night together for the first time in his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Victor's three main desires during his European vacation? List each of his desires and describe at least one scene in which he attempts to satiate that desire. Do you think Victor is acting selfishly on his vacation, or do you think he earned this time to himself? Why?

Essay Topic 2

While at a party, Sean is rejected for sex by Roxanne. First, explain why Roxanne turned Sean down for sex. Then, explain Sean's reaction to this rejection. Finally, explain how Sean's violent outburst can be seen as foreshadowing for his behavior later on in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What type of relationship does Sean have with his family, particularly the men in his life? What does the reader learn about Sean's family dynamics during the scene in the hospital room? How does this scene illustrate Sean's relationship with death? How does the understanding of Sean's relationship with his family help to explain his relationship with Lauren?

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