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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Wilson say he had always fantasized about going to prison? (from Pages 49-62)

Wilson imagined he would have time to read and think.

Wilson wondered what it would be like.

Wilson wanted to write a book about the experience.

Wilson imagined he would like the people he met there.

2.

Why does Wilson get frustrated with the man at the airport when he asks the man about his job? (from Pages 21-34)

The man says he does not have a job.

The man cannot tell Wilson what he physically does at his job.

The man tells Wilson it is none of his business.

The man says he works at a factory.

3.

What does the reader assume that Wilson finally understands on the final page of the novel? (from Pages 63-77)

Wilson understands why he has trouble with relationships.

Wilson understands why rain must fall in everyone's life

Wilson understands why his daughter does not like him.

Wilson understands the profound meaning of life for which he has been searching.

4.

Why does Wilson hire a private detective? (from Pages 35-48)

To find his cousin.

To find the daughter that Pipi put up for adoption.

To find Sir D.A.D.D.Y. Big-Dick.

To find out how to go about getting his inheritance.

5.

Why does Wilson change his mind about Berkley being a "good, honest American city" (8)? (from Pages 7-20)

He sees an elderly woman getting mugged.

He sees a bum using the bathroom on the sidewalk.

He sees a child getting bullied.

He witnesses a drive by shooting.

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