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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 drug dealer does Clay meet up with and do some hits of cocaine in an upstairs bathroom?

2. Why is Clay suspicious about loaning the money to Julian?

3. Who sees Clay as he leaves Griffin's house in Part 2?

4. Who does Clay eat dinner with on Christmas Eve night?

5. What time does Clay get off of the phone with Blair in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Clay's experience with his father at Trumps.

2. Where does Clay go after leaving the club After Hours and who does he go with? What happens when he gets there?

3. Where does Clay go after the party in Part 2? Why does he not go straight home?

4. Why does Clay visit his old elementary school? How has the school changed since his last visit there?

5. What does Clay do before his date with Blair in Part 7? What do they do on their date? What happens when they go to Spago?

6. How was the house when Clay arrived home? Who was home to greet him?

7. What memories of Julian does Clay have while at the hotel and on the way to the club afterward?

8. Why does Clay go to the Roxy? Why is Rip upset while at the club?

9. What does Clay remember about the party that occurred at the house of a friend of his cousin? What happened at the party?

10. What does Clay remember about his last Christmas in Palm Springs? How does he spend Christmas while at home from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Clay's reasons for visiting his psychiatrist during his vacation? What role does Clay's visits to his psychiatrist play in the novel? Why is it necessary for Clay to visit his psychiatrist? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author choose to tell the story through the point of view of the protagonist? Why does he not tell the story through the point of view of a narrator, who sees all? How would this story change if was told through third person? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

The characters are all children of privilege with enormous amounts of money to buy almost anything they desire; however, none of them have a sense of connection with their parents. What type of relationship do the characters have with their parents? How do the children interact with their parents? Why is there no connection between the children and their parents? Please use specific examples from the book.

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