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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. Dr. Nicky tells Joe that the road to joy is not paved with what?

2. Peach's death is listed as what?

3. When and where does Joe kill Peach?

4. Who is the Captain?

5. When Joe fears Beck saw him on the ferry, what act of violence does he perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Beck and Peach learn while in Little Compton? What happens to Peach?

2. How does Dr. Nicky help Joe?

3. Who is Ethan? What plan do Joe and Beck devise for him?

4. Why does Dr. Nicky stop seeing Joe as a patient?

5. Why does Joe fire Curtis from the bookshop?

6. Where does Joe follow Dr. Nicky late one night? What happens?

7. What does everyone believe happened to Peach? How does Beck react to this news?

8. Why does Joe offer Beck a job at the bookshop? Who is an obstacle to her working there? Why?

9. How does Dr. Nicky suggest getting rid of the mouse? How does Joe understand this idea?

10. What happened to Candace? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Joe’s fantasy world with the real one. What similarities do you see? What differences? What impact do Joe’s fantasies have on his behavior in the real world?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Joe after the close of the novel? Predict the future for Joe based on his thoughts and actions throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a second-person point of view. How does viewing the second-person viewpoint affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through third-person narration?

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