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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. Evelyn has hired ___________ to be the wait staff at her annual holiday party, which is disturbing and fascinating to Bateman.

2. Bateman picks out the _______________ looking girl on the street, young and blonde, when he goes to the meat packing district.

3. What does Bateman want from Paul Owen, which is why he creates a devious plan to get it from him?

4. What is the first machine that Bateman uses when he's at the gym to work out?

5. What nightclub do the men decide to go to after they have eaten dinner at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bateman find out about his date one night with Patricia, as indicated by several messages on his answering machine?

2. Who is the other couple that is in the apartment with Bateman, Price, and the two women?

3. Why does Bateman rush himself out of the party that Evelyn throws, asking her to come with him?

4. What does Bateman give as an excuse as to why Evelyn cannot come over to his apartment?

5. What does Bateman experience when he is watching Bono in U2 for the first time when out with friends?

6. Why does Bateman become angry with Evelyn during the course of his dinner with her?

7. Though Bateman apologizes about disliking the pizza at Pastels, what does McDermott insist about this pizza?

8. What happens between Tim Price and the homeless man at the start of the novel?

9. Why doesn't Bateman want to share a pizza with the others, even though one person suggests they all do so?

10. What does Bateman realize about Evelyn and Price as she is brushing her hair and Price is talking to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bateman decides to go out with his college sweetheart, though he is very nervous during the date.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman is nervous about being with his college sweetheart?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman decides to torture Bethany after taking her to his place?

Part 3: What do you think this scene seems to say about Bateman's feelings of inadequacy? Or does he not feel inadequate? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Bateman becomes outraged when Evelyn brings up the idea of getting married, though he has never mentioned marriage to her before.

Part 1: Why do you think Evelyn believes she and Bateman will one day get married?

Part 2: Why do you think Bateman becomes so outraged with the idea of getting married to someone?

Part 3: Do you think that Bateman is capable of getting married? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Bateman seems to be a person who is very methodical in the way he approaches his life.

Part 1: Do you think it's a normal behavior to have a very rigid schedule? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you think would happen if Bateman was not able to follow each of the rigid steps in his everyday schedule? Why?

Part 3: How do you think the rigid cleaning schedule of Bateman helps him in his life? Why?

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