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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. What does Julie think Thomas is talking about when he talks about the badness?

2. How does Frank know that the way he woke up is different than the way he went to sleep?

3. What does Candy believe happened to Samantha?

4. What is Bobby Dakota doing as he sits in his van?

5. How many different identities does Frank find in the bag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Candy do with a woman that is the same as what he used to do with his own mother?

2. What did Thomas try to tell Julie when she visited him and how did this work for him?

3. What is different about Frank when he wakes up in the motel room?

4. What insights does Julie have about her brother and what does she think will make him happy?

5. What does Frank find as he does a complete search of the bag he has been carrying?

6. What is Candy appalled to learn from Violet?

7. How does Frank try to rationalize his inability to sleep and then what does he eventually admit is the true reason for this inability?

8. What does Julie say to Rasmussen when she gets the chance to interview him?

9. What does Thomas do after he is knocked down to the floor?

10. After Bobby and Julie make love, what sudden feeling does Bobby get and how does he respond to this feeling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Frank feel that he had no value or purpose in life? Do you agree with his beliefs? In the end, was Frank correct or incorrect? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author develop various characters throughout the novel? Are these positive outlooks? What character portrayals conflict with each other? How?

Essay Topic 3

Did Bobby and Julie choose a wise course of action when they decided to help Frank? Why do you feel this way?

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