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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. Which of the following is the name of a tour character at Shanksted?
2. By which of the following names is the Tiko also known?
3. Which of the following is the city whence Crooked Crown comes?
4. Which of the following does the narrator report as his high school mascot?
5. To which of the following does the narrator compare himself with regards to his adolescent romance?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator note the Racing Form tracks?
2. What scenario do the narrator and Nigel role-play while stuck in traffic on the way to Jo Jo’s?
3. What conditions does Penny attempt to impose on the narrator for traveling to the company retreat with him?
4. What explanation is given for the hotbox at Shanksted?
5. How does the narrator report that Dinah pranked him early in her career?
6. How does the narrator explain the makeup of his company’s diversity committee?
7. What fantasy does Octavia note to the narrator?
8. What inspirations does the narrator cite for his dancing at Octavia’s mansion?
9. What reason does the narrator give for misliking going to court, despite his skill therein?
10. What prompts Nigel’s retreat into the art-supply closet at his school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the following passage (93):
We passed an open unit where tidy-looking white people in business casual clothing sat upright on a couch. One man, his hair neatly parted, loosely lolled his head. The women on either side of him were zonked out also. One of the boys from the hallway checked his device clock and stepped into the unit. The Tiko was a good place to find your jollies for those with free right-of-access. Fly in from out of town. Stop at the Tiko for a tune-up and make your noon meeting with time to spare.
Essay Topic 2
If there is a villain in the novel—a focal “bad” character—who is it most likely to be, and why?
Essay Topic 3
If there is a hero in the novel—a focal “good” character—who is it most likely to be, and why?
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