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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christine leave behind in one of the many apartments she rushes to move out of?

2. Who writes to tell Christine that Lee dies in Vietnam?

3. What show does Aunt Ida explain to everyone as they watch television the night she comes to dinner at Dayton's house?

4. What does the inside of Dayton's house smell like to Christine?

5. Aunt Ida gets angry when Rayona calls her what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of belonging and abandonment as it is shown through Rayona, Christine, Ida and Dayton.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of perception, both of self and the surrounding world, used in various shadings throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of popular culture throughout the novel and the thread it provides to tie many aspects of the novel together.

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