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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. How long was Doug a fabricator?

2. In Chapter 28, how much money did Jamey get at the bank?

3. What type of car does Mel drive?

4. When Tom is walking in Chapter 25, where does he notice a man begging?

5. How old is Jamey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jamey decide that he lost his wallet?

2. What does Trina tell Tom about her mother and living with her nana?

3. Why does Tom ask Jamey to drive him Amherst?

4. In Chapter 25, how is Tom feeling as he walks to the hospital where Drew has been transferred?

5. In Chapter 27, where does Tom reconnect with Jamey?

6. What does Tom remember about the apartment he, Ronnie, and Drew had in Salem?

7. What does Tom remember about Drew's birth?

8. What does a UPS driver bring Tom in Chapter 22?

9. What is the bagel shop like where Tom stops in Chapter 25, and why does he go inside?

10. Why does Tom have to drive in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Larry was a man who owned a liquor store. Why was Larry important to Tom?

Essay Topic 2

Tom blames himself for the way his life imploded. Why does Tom blame himself for the way his life imploded? Is he to blame?

Essay Topic 3

An adjustable-rate mortgage is a loan where the interest rate fluctuates. What are Tom’s thoughts about adjustable-rate mortgages? Why does he decide he was a fool to get one?

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