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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee call his new job?

2. What gift has Saul given Lee?

3. Whom does Lee want to call, though it is either too late or too early?

4. What are Austin's true feeling about Lee's story?

5. Why does Austin not want to go outside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of one brother loving beginnings and one loving endings? Are they true opposites in every way, or is there an overlap?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Austin keep choking Lee, though it is clear at some point that he is really hurting him? As the younger brother, how is he asserting his authority? Why has Lee upset him so much?

Essay Topic 3

Austin is an idealist, and even in the midst of his breakdown he thinks about the people without typewriters and golf clubs. Is he experiencing twinges of yuppie guilt? Pick specific instances from the text that lead you to believe one way or another.

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