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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 not shock the dry cleaner when they pull out Bateman's laundry from its bag?

2. What does Bateman decide to order from McDonald's after murdering the two beings that he murders after the dinner?

3. At what club do Bateman and his friends meet, eventually discussing serial killers together?

4. ___________ seems agitated at the club and unhappy, fixated on the railroad tracks that run through the club.

5. Where does Bateman meet his friends to discuss the proper way of wearing some clothes and the homeless people in the city?

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

3. Why is Bateman worried when they arrive at Pastels at the start of this section of the book?

4. What happens when Paul Owen comes over to the table at Harry's to talk with Bateman and the other men?

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

6. What does Bateman lecture a homeless man about on his way home from a black tie dinner?

7. What is the health club routine Bateman follows when he goes out for his daily workout?

8. What happens when Bateman decides to go to the store to pick up some groceries for a quiet night in?

9. What does Bateman do when he is cruising in the meat packing district after talking with Courtney?

10. What do Bateman and Evelyn find when they go into the bathroom in order to do the drugs they bought?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Bateman confesses to the horrific things he has done, everyone he tells refuses to believe him.

Part 1: Why do you think Bateman even feels the need to confess for the crimes he has committed?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bateman's friends and lawyer don't believe that he could ever be a killer?

Part 3: How do you think you would react if Bateman told you that he was a killer? Would you believe him if you knew him?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, names from the late 1980s are mentioned in the narrative by Bateman.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for Bateman to name names in this book?

Part 2: How do you feel about someone who seems to be a name-dropper, or someone who is only interested in talking about the 'cool' people he knows or meets?

Part 3: Do you think that being obsessed with pop culture is a good thing? 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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