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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. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. What year is it permanently in Texlahoma?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Andy plan to do for Christmas?

5. Andy says moving to which location has improved the three friends' lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what example does Andy give of Dag's considerate nature?

2. Describe Texlahoma.

3. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Andy recall was on his mind when he was on the phone trying to track down photos from Depeche Mode?

5. What does Andy tell us about himself in Chapter 9?

6. In Chapter 1, how does Claire describe the date she had just been on?

7. What does Andy tell us about Claire in Chapter 7?

8. How and when do Andy and Claire meet?

9. What does Andy say about his parents' house in Chapter 15?

10. What does Margaret tell Dag is the only reason people get up and go to work everyday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel, literary fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is this novel an example of this genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Andy's, Claire's, and Dag's transformation. Do they all grow and transform equally? How do their personal transformations come about? How are their transformations conveyed to the reader? What symbols and metaphors does the author use to illustrate these important events?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of materialism in Generation X. How do the main characters feel about materialism? In what way is materialism connected with the characters' families and the setting of the novel? What is a yuppie?

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