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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 never called Joseph back?

2. What does Joseph joke he is planning to write?

3. What is the name of Joanne's ex-husband?

4. Who does Joseph say he is in the hands of?

5. For what does Joanne apologize to Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the technician think a hacker obtained Joseph's personal data?

2. Why does Astrakhan say he went to New York?

3. How do Astrakhan's claims that he is honest prove to be a lie?

4. What does Astrakhan say he set out to do?

5. Why does the author inter-cut and splice together short scenes?

6. What does the telephone call Joseph makes reveal about his situation?

7. What reason does Joanne give for marrying Francis?

8. What does Astrakhan tell Joseph about his drug habit?

9. What does Joseph joke about to McAlvane and Slake when they enter his office?

10. Why does Joseph think they should both quit their jobs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's New York setting with one of the following cities:

1. Chicago.

2. Los Angeles.

3. Washington.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. USA.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Joseph's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he was at the end.

1. What did Joseph hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2. What events changes Joseph's ideas about life?

3. How has Joseph's character changed by the end of the novel?

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