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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. Why does Marion vomit uncontrollably after visiting Arnold the second time?

2. What best describes Big Tim's apartment?

3. What happy memory does Tyrone recall from living with his mother?

4. In Harry's first daydream about television shopping, how does he pay for the television?

5. When does Sara take her pills as depression sets in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harry's internal conflict concerning Marion when they cannot find a drug connection?

2. How does Harry feel about his mom after their visit in Chapter 3, Part 32?

3. When Marion meets with Arnold a second time, what do Marion's interactions with Arnold foreshadow?

4. How does Harry prepare to go to his mother's house after buying Sara a television?

5. What does the reader learn about Tyrone and his past that indirectly characterizes him?

6. What does the reader find out about Lyle Russel during Sara's first phone call to the McDick Corporation?

7. What is Tyrone and Alice's relationship like?

8. How are Harry and Tyrone quickly deteriorating as they head south?

9. What characterizes Marion and Harry's relationship as their drug addictions continually worsen?

10. How severe is Sara's drug addiction as she continues her drug abuse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What describes Harry and Tyrone's relationship when they are in jail together?

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