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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 which state is Phoenix?

2. Who does Big Sims say owns the Waste Containment company?

3. Want does Manx want to do with the baseball?

4. What does Cotter find at the end of the game?

5. What is the name of Richard's friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

2. Why does Nick think his mother should move to Phoenix?

3. What problems does Edgar Hoover have with his appearance?

4. Why does Mike think his mother should stay in New York?

5. What does this section say about the Texas Highway Killer?

6. What does Sims say happened to Donnie Moore?

7. What do we find out about Nick's past in this section?

8. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

9. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

10. Who was Albert Bronzini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is post modernism? In what way is Don De Lillo a post modern writer?

Essay Topic 2

How is the story about Cotter Martin linked to the rest of the story and the characters? Why doesn´t the author continue Cotter's story? How do you think he would have reacted to his father selling the baseball?

Essay Topic 3

What role does baseball play in the lives of the character? What reasons does the author give for baseball's popularity? What role does baseball play in American society? Why do you think it has become so popular?

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