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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. Who gets the castoff women that Arty is not interested in being intimate with?

2. Who kills Elly?

3. How does Oly open Miss Lick's locker?

4. Where will Miranda be staying after her surgery?

5. Who is Oly plotting to murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mumpo.

2. What are Dr. Phyllis' reasons for wanting to create a new method of surgeries for the Admitted?

3. What is the Bag Man's physicality and method of communication?

4. How has Miss Lick gotten the video footage of Miranda?

5. Who is Jessica H?

6. When they last speak, what does Oly ask Miranda to do?

7. How does Oly's relationship with Miss Lick begin to change in a way that Oly wasn't expecting?

8. Why did Dr. Phyllis deny the twins what they were asking for?

9. What is the Transcendental Maggot booth?

10. Briefly describe what happens when the Bag Man enters the twins' van after becoming engaged to them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The grounds of the Fabulon are integral to the progression of events within the story. In an essay, describe the physical layout of the fairgrounds. Did the Binewski children have a sense of "home" even though they were constantly moving? How do you think this element of security affects Oly when she becomes an adult? Further explore the ways that the constantly moving setting of the fairgrounds acted as machine for the progression of events.

Essay Topic 2

The point of view within the novel shifts between Oly's perspective and Norval Sanderson's perspective. In an essay, explain what you have learned from Oly Binewski's perspective of the events and what you have learned from Norval Sanderson's perspective of the events. Why do you think it was important for Katherine Dunn to explore the story through different perspectives?

Essay Topic 3

Al Binewski has strict rules that the children are to be kept separate from the outside world. There are many reasons for these rules. In an essay, describe two of the reasons why Al may have wanted to keep his children hidden from the townsfolk. Describe two incidents in which the children do come into contact with outsiders, and the outcome of those meetings, and describe the way that isolation has affected one, or more, of the Binewski children.

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