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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. After a long conversation with Joe, Beck tells Peach what about Joe?

2. What do Joe and Beck plan to do for the new employee?

3. Where does Joe attack Peach?

4. When someone breaks into Peach's apartment, how does Beck respond?

5. What gift does Mr. Mooney give to Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflicting signals does Beck send Joe during their "everythingship"?

2. What are the effects of Beck and Joe working together?

3. What does Joe discover while alone inside Peach's house following his romantic date with Beck? What does he realize after his discovery?

4. Who is really to blame for Peach's emergency? Why?

5. Why is there a hole in Joe's wall? How does he explain it to Beck?

6. Who is Amy Adam?

7. How does Dr. Nicky help Joe?

8. Why does Beck travel to Little Compton?

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

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

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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