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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 Piggot offer Mike?

2. Whose daughter potty trains herself?

3. Whose father has not spoken to him in years?

4. Who is Kaitlin?

5. Who suffers from a major toothache?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goble like about Mike?

2. Who lives in his BMW?

3. Who does Goble hire to do landscaping on his properties?

4. Why does Mike get pulled over by a cop?

5. Who does Mike find working at a Subway?

6. Who gets braces?

7. Who has high blood pressure?

8. Where are Tino's wife and kids?

9. Who invites Mike to a country club?

10. What does Piggot offer Mike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Mike and Goble. What is this relationship like? Why does Mike go along with Goble's plans for him, and why does he eventually stop associating with Goble? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the concept of queerness in the novel. How is queerness handled in the novel via its characters and their understandings of queerness? What message do you think Evison is trying to present regarding queerness? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Mike's sense of shame that he alludes to throughout the novel. What does Mike feel ashamed about, and why? Use examples from the text as support.

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