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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 does Zoyd usually do?

2. How does Zoyd maintain his status?

3. What is unusual about that month's payment?

4. What year does this novel open in?

5. How many people has Zoyd turned information over to Hector on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Zoyd approached by first in the Log Jam and how?

2. What is Zoyd's first indication that there have been some rude updates at the Log Jam?

3. Why is Zoyd surprised by federal prosecutor Vond's actions and what does he do to circumvent the current problems he is facing?

4. What happens in the bathroom that reveals the existence of the special business card that Zoyd gave Prairie from Takeshi Fumimota?

5. What impact are the soldiers having on Zoyd's life so far?

6. Why does Zoyd find his request funny and what does he recommend instead?

7. Where does Frenesi meet her current husband, Flash, and what do they have in common?

8. What is Zoyd hoping that the card will do for Prairie after all this time?

9. What changes are made to Zoyd's plans to affirm his qualification for mental health benefits?

10. Who is Isaiah Two Four and what does he want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Brock in the end? From who's perspective is this last chapter told? What transition does Brock make after the theft of the helicopter? How is this transition registered by Vond? Where does he find himself? What does he do next? Who comes to his 'rescue' and where do they take him? What does he see when he reaches that point, and what advice is he given?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Zoyd less than pleased to see Hector Zuniga? What does he associate Hector with? Why doesn't Zoyd trust Zuniga? Who does Zuniga take orders from? What is Hector's position and how does it relate to the reason Zoyd is estranged from his ex-wife, Frenesi?

Essay Topic 3

What is the government organization that cures people who are addicted to television? What does the acronym NEVER stand for? What effect does the 'cure' have on Hector? What evidence reveals the extent of his cure? What forces are at work in this project? How does NEVER compare to other projects that are described in the novel?

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