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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 is the studio apartment that Janice moves to after Claude's graduation?

2. What new items do Simone and Claude have for their work in "Sociology #1"?

3. What tattoo did a guy that Janice slept with from a bachelor party at her nightclub have in "Reunion"?

4. In "Leaving and Asking," after Paul tried to hurt the man he thinks took his lover, what weapon does he want to because the staff did not work?

5. Where does Paul have a bruise when he comes home in "Leaving and Asking"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claude think that Whitney is scared in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?

2. What is Martin's Taco Palace like?

3. What routes does the bus take that Claude rides to Missouri and what does Claude see?

4. In "Reunion," what does Janice look like?

5. What problems does Claude have with showering in "Routine"?

6. In "Sociology #1," what does Claude feel about conversations on campus as he walks to the journalism office?

7. At the end of "Ohio," what does Paul tell Claude after dinner about leaving?

8. What does the sociology professor want students to call him, and how many students call him by his preferred name?

9. What is the conversation when Claude gets an acceptance letter from Missouri?

10. Why does Claude try to call Janice in "Interlude"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a riot between the police and the Redbelters. How does the riot start? How violent is the riot? How does the violence affect the humanity of the participants—the police and the Redbelters?

Essay Topic 2

People come and go in Claude’s life. Who are some people who come and go in Claude’s life? How does Claude feel about the transience of his relationships? How do the transitory relationships affect him and how he feels about life?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about Chicago imitate events from real life?

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