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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 Book 3: Part 8, why does Charles feel regret about not asking Peter for help earlier?

2. In Book 3: Part 3, why does Charlie watch people playing ping-pong from outside the Recreation Center?

3. In Book 3: Part 2, why is there controversy surrounding Charlie's new apartment assignment?

4. In Book 3: Part 4, what prompts Charles to change his plans and walk home?

5. In Book 3: Part 2, what is the reason behind the cutbacks in federal scientific agencies, according to Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the last chapter end, and what does Charlie anticipate?

2. Describe the setting in Part 6. What details indicate the time and place in which this story is taking place?

3. Why does Dvid go to great lengths to stay awake at night and enter a liminal state between wakefulness and slumber?

4. How has the government's actions, or lack thereof, contributed to the flood?

5. What happens on the day David's grandfather is taken away?

6. What changes occurr in Washington Square, and how does it affect Charlie's walks?

7. Who has died during the flood, and how did they die?

8. What does David experience when they saw that there were no protestors one evening?

9. What does C. believe about people working at the state? How does he view the Marriage Act?

10. What significant change occurr in the lab, indicating the seriousness of the new disease?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most important factor in David’s decision to leave his home? Support your answer with specific evidence and examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The action in Book 2, Part 1 takes place over two days, spanning Peter’s goodbye party and the events of the following morning. How does the party create opportunities to develop Charles and David’s characters and their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the town's name, 'Ruby'?

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