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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. Why does the protagonist have to go to another hospital?

2. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?

3. What is Kathleen determined to see?

4. How are strangers like stars?

5. With what does he grapple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does he tell the nurse? What is her response? Why does he feel this way?

2. To whom does he run in this memory? What does this person do?

3. How does the protagonist react to the stranger's honesty?

4. Describe the details of the accident.

5. What happens right before the accident?

6. After his memory, what does he have a strong desire to do?

7. Why does the protagonist believe his grandmother is outside his room?

8. What happens, moments after the protagonist and Kathleen meet?

9. What happens when the protagonist tries to eat a hamburger?

10. What does the protagonist tell the stranger? How does the stranger respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout this novel, the protagonist moves in and out of time.

Part 1) Give two examples of this. What is the purpose of this?

Part 2) How does this affect his relationship with others?

Part 3) Is this effective in showing the inner workings of the protagonist's mind? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author's description of the passersby on the street is bleak.

Part 1) Describe these people. Do they look like this in reality? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this foreshadow the feeling of the rest of the novel?

Part 3) Describe a time when your emotions affected your take on your surroundings.

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Paul Russel is a pivotal character in the story.

Part 1) Why is he a pivotal character?

Part 2) How does the protagonist interact with him? Why?

Part 3) How, in a sense, are the doctor/patient roles reversed?

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