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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. What is the name of the lawyer that is representing James in his court case?

2. What does James continue to try to do in private?

3. Who tells James he should be happy to have parents who care as much as his do?

4. Who tells James his plan in #134 is not a good idea?

5. What does James do for the first time in his memory in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does James suspect is behind the reduction in his Ohio prison sentence?

2. What does James recall about fear as he is frightened and walks out into the woods?

3. What has James' college girlfriend sent to him in the mail?

4. What do James and Miles share about their struggles with shame?

5. Why does Lilly call to ask James to meet her in the woods?

6. When will James have User Dreams, according to Lincoln?

7. What does James tell Joanne about the time he will know he has recovered from his addiction?

8. What is the secret James reveals to the priest as he is reading his confession aloud?

9. What does James do at the bar at the end of the story?

10. What is the simple moral of Leonard's story about his family and about how he came to be at the clinic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Leonard and James is one that has a rough start, but eventually becomes the saving grace for both of these men.

Part 1: Describe the initial relationship between Leonard and James and their initial interactions.

Part 2: How does James finally come to allowing Leonard to be a part of his life, even a friend, it seems?

Part 3: What do you think of the final request of Leonard for James to be his son? What does this say about Leonard? How does this affect James?

Essay Topic 2

The conflict between James and people in authority seems to continue throughout the book. James simply can not deal with others who seem to be in charge of his life.

Part 1: List three characters who James feels are authority figures in his life.

Part 2: How does James interact with each of these characters? How does he show his displeasure with their authority?

Part 3: How does James' troubles with authority affect his life? How has this problem affected his life in the past as well?

Essay Topic 3

James is impressed with the Bald Man and what he is able to do within the clinic setting. This figure becomes important to James as he deals with the process of recovery.

Part 1: Describe the character of the Bald Man. What strikes James as fascinating about him?

Part 2: What is the main lesson that James learns from this character? Why is this important?

Part 3: Do you think James would have recovered without the introduction of the Bald Man? Why or why not?

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