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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 was Gladys?
2. What does Denise say causes cancer in lab animals?
3. What is the relationship between Dana Breedlove and Jack.
4. Which family member avoids the crowd in Steffie's room?
5. Heinrich interrupts Jack and his sisters as they look through what book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Jack opens up Chapter 20 by listing various people's deaths and talking about how they died. Name one of them, and describe why you think Jack is listing them.
2. Why did they evacuate the grade school in Chapter 9?
3. Characterize Heinrich in terms of the discussion about the rain he has with Jack. What does DeLillo want us to understand about him?
4. Why does Murray come over to watch television with the kids?
5. Describe what happens when Denise confronts Babette about the Dylar on the way to the mall.
6. Who makes up the group of teachers in the pop culture department?
7. According to Jack, why does Bee make the family feel self-conscious?
8. What does Bee claim about the conflict between her mother and stepfather?
9. What kind of exercise does Babette do? Does Jack join in?
10. Describe how Murray interacts with Jack and Babette at the supermarket.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analytical essay that explains and contextualizes the ways this family communicates with each other. Do they all communicate in the same way? Does anyone in the family communicate differently? Be sure to include specific exploration of DeLillo's dialogue as a fictional technique that demonstrate what these various communications styles mean thematically.
Essay Topic 2
Considering the first two Books of the novel, analyze the way DeLillo uses feelings of non-chalance and calm to characterize the Gladney family. Offer textual examples of how they behave during hectic, stressful, or chaotic situations and explain the fictional techniques (especially dialogue and setting) that help the author achieve this characterization.
Essay Topic 3
The supermarket is an important locale in this novel. Describe what the supermarket means thematically in this novel, remembering to include what happens there through the novel and what role it plays both in the lives of the characters and in terms of advancing the plot.
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