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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. Who explains the terms of his deal to Zoyd?

2. What kind of films are Fisk, Frenesi, DL and others interested in during that period in the 1960's when they all knew each other?

3. What lie does Frenesi tell Rex?

4. Who does Frenesi visit frequently while pregnant with Prairie?

5. Who does Prairie see for the first time on the film footage from the early 1960's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha suggest to Zoyd that he take Prairie to Vineland?

2. What does Brock believe that observing his prisoners and taking note of their brow lines, jaw, skull and face will tell him?

3. What deal does Prairie make with the leader of the Sisters and where does she start?

4. What kind of behavior is revealed by the group, who is frustrated by it, and why?

5. What and where is Holytail?

6. What does Ralph Wayvone ask DL to help him do in the early 1970's?

7. Who sets Zoyd up to be arrested with marijuana and why?

8. After DL is sold in Japan, what does she discover about her buyer?

9. What is DL reluctant about and how does she resolve that reluctance?

10. What happens to DL after she refuses to help Wayvone kill Brock Vond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

After Zoyd's most recent demonstration orchestrated by Zuniga, where does Hector ask Zoyd to meet him? What does Zuniga tell Zoyd about his ex-wife? What has already occurred in her life that signify major changes are coming? How does Zoyd's meeting with Hector end and why?

Essay Topic 3

What does Brock do in a last ditched effort to interfere in Frenesi's life? Who does he approach at the Traverse family reunion and what outrageous claim does he make? How is his claim received and what is the response he gets? Why is he unable to finish what he starts? Who interrupts him and why?

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