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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. Where does Keith get the money he needs for his night with Candy?

2. What does Colin want to do when he first talks to Candy?

3. What is Mason's favorite drug?

4. What does Candy like to do at Albert Lake Park?

5. Why does the narrator stay in contact with Lester?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theft of the wallet affect the narrator later in his life?

2. How did drug use change Schumann's life?

3. What is the narrator arrested for while Candy is in the hospital with Hepatitis?

4. How does O'Brien get Candy to use heroin after she tries to quit?

5. What causes Candy to change her career?

6. What is the title of Chapter 2, and what does it mean?

7. What happens when the narrator's friends confront Dirty Julie about her tainted stash?

8. Why does the narrator think Schumann is generous?

9. What does the narrator do while Candy is working at the brothel in East Melbourne?

10. What happens to the narrator during the drought?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Where did the theme of addiction come into play in this book, and what message was sent through this theme?

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