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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to love a story's beginnings?

2. Where does Austin want to learn to live?

3. To what does Saul attribute his sudden change of heart?

4. Who is actually supposed to write Lee's script?

5. What does Austin ask for from Lee as payment, if he wins the bet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why has Lee chosen to live in the desert? Does he feel comfortable in the world of people? In Austin's world? What is Austin's perception of Lee's life? What is Lee's perception of Austin's life?

Essay Topic 2

The brothers each admire a quality in each other--for Lee, he admires Austin's smarts and Ivy League education, and Austin admires Lee's adventurousness. How do these identifications contribute to their role reversals? Do the brothers really wish they were like the other? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How do the sound effects play into the story? How do they affect each brother? Are coyotes symbolic of one brother, the other, or both? What about crickets?

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