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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. Where do Tyrone and Harry get the extra money they need to purchase the amount of heroin they want?

2. What does Sara receive in the mail?

3. How does Marion try to wake Harry when he needs to get ready for his first night of work?

4. What hope does Marion have every night?

5. What do Harry and Marion do all day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Sara and Harry's drug problems similar?

2. What does Marion not realize about her parents?

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

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

5. Why does Harry want to buy Sara a television?

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

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

8. What does Sara's reaction to the phone call from Lyle Russel say about her life?

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

10. What does Sara not realize about her conversations with the refrigerator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the novel opening and closing with Sara watching television?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of doctors in the novel? Consider all characters who interact with doctors. Is the author making a criticism about the medical field?

Essay Topic 3

How does the motif of damaged mother and son relationships grow throughout the novel?

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