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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. To whom of the following does Aaron compare himself?

2. Which of the following does Thomas note inspires his life chart?

3. Which of the following newspaper headlines advertising Leteo does Aaron notice?

4. Which of the following does Thomas serve Aaron for breakfast?

5. Which of the following languages does Aaron note Baby Freddy’s mother is learning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aaron anticipate on Genevieve’s return from New Orleans?

2. What reasons does Aaron give for liking summer in his neighborhood?

3. What value does Aaron ascribe to having been asked out?

4. What does Thomas note liking about Aaron after noting a bad birthday experience to him?

5. How does Aaron regard Thomas’s progress through career ideas?

6. What admonishment does Elsie give Thomas as she allows Aaron to go to his home to watch a movie?

7. Why does Aaron posit Leteo attracts as much resistance as it does?

8. Why does Thomas note his high school track field is a place of importance for him?

9. What complaints does Aaron have regarding the shirts Thomas makes available to him?

10. What reasons does Aaron give for wanting to avoid shooting fireworks from roofs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What function does the front matter serve for the novel? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Attention is paid to Genevieve’s artwork, much of which is described as following surrealist tropes. What significance attaches to Genevieve’s working in that genre, and how does the text indicate that significance?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of More Happy than Not on the New York Times and other best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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