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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 does the Strange Man tell the Business Partner that the company must do?
2. Whom does the Main Character live with?
3. What best describes the Boss?
4. What does the Strange Man do as he waits for the Business Partner to arrive?
5. What does the Main Character inadvertently steal from the Limo?
Short Essay Questions
1. How important is the cat to the Main Character?
2. Is the Girlfriend a passive person?
3. Is the Boss a respectable person?
4. How does the Boss come to gain his power?
5. Does the Main Character respect the former lover who dies in Chapter 1?
6. Does the Main Character trust his new girlfriend?
7. What evidence is there in Chapter 2 that the Main Character and his ex-wife still care for each other?
8. Why is the sex between the Main Character and the woman with the beautiful ears important?
9. What is the cause of the friction between the Strange Man and the Main Character?
10. Describe the Business Partner.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many instances of foreshadowing are used in A Wild Sheep Chase.
1) Select an instance of foreshadowing that is related to mysticism or power and explain its significance.
2) Select an instance of foreshadowing that is simply a literary technique and is unrelated to the power of a character or object. Explain its significance.
3) Which instance of foreshadowing is more effective? Why?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 28, the Caretaker tells the Main Character that is easy to care for 200 sheep because they are cooperative and want to be led. How does this statement work as a metaphor for the mediocrity of humanity in A Wild Sheep Chase? Write an analytical response using support from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Symbolism in A Wild Sheep Chase sends many messages involving themes like alienation, authority, and transformation. Select three items of symbolism and for each:
1) Describe what theme or idea they symbolize.
2) Analyze the use of that object to send a message at that point in the novel.
3) Relate the object to the author's use of surrealism in the novel.
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