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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. At which of the following does Aaron meet Collin after returning home after his assault by Me-Crazy?

2. Which of the following does a 16-year-old Aaron read in the school library?

3. Which of the following does Elsie use to try to calm a crying nine-year-old Aaron?

4. Whom of the following do Aaron and Thomas encounter as they head down a back staircase at the former’s residence?

5. Near which of the following train stations does Kyle live after his Leteo procedure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What influence from his friends on how he treats romantic partners does Aaron cite?

2. How does a 16-year-old Aaron describe Collin when he joins him in the school library?

3. What happens when Aaron first returns home after his assault by Me-Crazy?

4. What happens when an 11-year-old Aaron plays tag with Brendan and Baby Freddy?

5. What was “Happy Hour” for Kyle and his late brother?

6. What explanation does Collin give for his romantic interest in a 16-year-old Aaron?

7. How does Aaron explain having been nice to Collin while visiting Comic Book Asylum with Thomas?

8. What signs does a 15-year-old Aaron receive from Genevieve about her attraction to him?

9. What body part does Aaron note is a good target for attack, and why?

10. With what sarcastic apologies does Aaron rebuke Genevieve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas repeatedly asserts “no homo” in his interactions with Aaron. Why might he be at pains to do so? What in the novel suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

At one point, Aaron asks Thomas “You do know we aren’t in Queens, right?” (68). What stereotypes are being referenced by the question, what does the invocation of those stereotypes indicate about the characters concerned, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

To what extent is the milieu of More Happy than Not dystopian? What in the novel and in experience bears out that assertion? How does it do so?

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