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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 Michael Sr. ask Mike about a white horse?

2. What happens after Patrick changes his thesis topic three times?

3. How does Marianne meet Dr. Whittaker West?

4. What words of Abelove's have a grimly prophetic tone?

5. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

2. Why, if Abelove loves Marianne, doesn't he search harder for her after she leaves?

3. Why does Marianne run away from the Green Isle Co-Op without a word to anyone?

4. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

5. What is it that Marianne fears about people making too much of her, worrying about her, or touching her?

6. What is the nightmare about that awakens a terrified Patrick just fifteen days before his plan to confront Zach Lundt?

7. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

8. What does Dr. Whittaker West do for Marianne that makes her very grateful?

9. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?

10. What does Marianne think will happen when she goes to her Grandmother Hauseman's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Patrick begin having problems with his class work? Does he really disagree with Dr. Herring or is he just being defiant? Why, after being such a good student up until that point is he assigned a new thesis adviser?

Essay Topic 2

Explain exactly what Patrick means when he says, "Chance follows design," and how does it fit into Patrick's plan for justice?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose behind Patrick setting off the stink bomb at his graduation? Is he bitter about the way people are treating his family? Is it a prank meant to show off how intelligent he is? Is it a way to get out of giving the valedictorian speech? What other possible reasons might he have had?

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