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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. Gaining confidence, what does Sara mock?

2. What does Marion tell Arnold about her life?

3. After Sara decides to eat freely, what does Sara eat as she mocks the refrigerator?

4. After lunch on Sara's first day of dieting, what does Sara debate?

5. How do Tyrone and Harry get motivated to work every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Harry and Marion have an oblivious separation from reality?

2. How has Sara's refrigerator changed roles from its introduction to Sara's interactions with it now that she is confident from her pills?

3. How do Tyrone and Harry view working at a regular job?

4. Looking at the kind of food Marion buys, how does this relate to her life?

5. Why are Tyrone and Harry able to function at work?

6. Why would Marion ask Arnold about his wife?

7. What enabled Marion to have the past life she fondly remembers?

8. What drugs is Sara abusing and how does her abuse affect her?

9. When Tyrone and Harry fall short of the money they need, what does this symbolize?

10. What are the repercussions of Sara's addictions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Sara's friends loyal friends, or are they friends when it suits them? Consider what is said as they visit Sara in the hospital: "They look at their friend of so many years, trying hard to understand. They stayed for an endless hour then reluctantly, but with a sigh of relief, left . . . They sat waiting for a bus, tears flowing from their eyes. They hugged each other."

Essay Topic 2

Consider the novel's title. Why would two words ("requiem" and "dream") with such seemingly opposite meanings be in the title together?

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism behind the name "McDick Corporation"?

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