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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. Why does the Outsider smash mirrors?

2. What had Nora found out at the doctors?

3. What aroma was NOT mentioned as having filled the house on Christmas Day?

4. What does Einstein want for Christmas?

5. How did Travis think he was reacting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Walt go public with the information Lem is giving him?

2. Why did Travis buy a Scrabble board?

3. What was the purpose behind Yarbeck's creation?

4. What did Vince do that he didn't think would have been acceptable by Don Tetragna, and what did he do to prepare himself for this outcome?

5. How did the Outsider inspire pity in Travis?

6. What did Travis carry with him on his walks and what did he intend to say about it?

7. What was it about Travis and Nora that made them so memorable to Van Dyne?

8. What does Vince want with Don Tetragna?

9. Why would the government want a dog with human intelligence?

10. What are the effects of second stage distemper and why does Travis fear it so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Nora and Travis convince the vet to let them stay, and then not to turn Einstein in? What made the vet's decision a morally sound one? What in this decision could have jeopardized his career and why? What would you have done in the same situation?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of character is Vince? In what ways is he predictable? In what ways could he be considered a loose cannon? What does his description of a sterile home say about his personality profile.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how having a mental illness is more of a way of life than it was in earlier centuries. What do you think is responsible for this global shift in perspective? How has it become chic to have some sort of mild mental disorder? How are mental illnesses glamorized in the media? Who profits from mental illness?

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