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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 Candy find disgusting?
2. How many sisters does Candy have?
3. How does Candy kill people?
4. What does Frank do once he leaves the truck?
5. What do Bobby and Julie want to do while they are still young?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Thomas find strange about his connection to Bobby and Julie and his ability to convey his thoughts and feelings?
2. How does Bobby's dream about Julie change from the start where it is the ideal life in their new home?
3. After Bobby and Julie make love, what sudden feeling does Bobby get and how does he respond to this feeling?
4. What leads Bobby to tell Julie about his fears and how does she respond?
5. What is Candy appalled to learn from Violet?
6. What does Candy do with a woman that is the same as what he used to do with his own mother?
7. What does Thomas do after he is knocked down to the floor?
8. Describe both of Candy's sisters.
9. What do Bobby and Julie find out that Rasmussen is up to in Decodyne?
10. What does Frank find when he wakes up in the car?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author represent the idea of working to achieve a dream in this novel? Do you think this is an accurate representation? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways were disabilities used in the novel? Were they positively or negatively depicted? Support your answer with specific examples from the reading.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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