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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 Candy experience during detox?

2. What does the narrator ask for while getting his stitches?

3. How often does the narrator have to see a doctor during the methadone program?

4. What does freelancing mean for Candy?

5. What animal does the narrator envision himself as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator think everything in his relationship will be OK after he gets stitches?

2. What happens when the narrator meets the man in the BMW?

3. Why does the narrator take a tram?

4. How does the narrator prove that he takes his methadone as directed?

5. What does the narrator say detox is like?

6. How does Casper living with the narrator drastically change his life?

7. Why does the narrator not think the boat dream refers to his drug use?

8. What job does Candy think the narrator should take in Chapter 13, and why?

9. What does an eagle symbolize to the narrator?

10. What surprises the narrator most when he visits Candy at the hospital after his stay with Sally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Betrayal was a theme introduced in a few places in this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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