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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 Alfred have an extreme intolerance of?

2. What does Alfred sometimes do in public that is very disturbing to people?

3. What does Lou Kline do for a living?

4. How does Lincoln describe himself?

5. Who is Lincoln's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Miles try to jump out of the hot air balloon?

2. What does Portia say Miranda Kline is best known for?

3. What happens that leads to Miles Hollander's downfall?

4. When does M say she realizes Lincoln is right for her?

5. What does Drew think of Miles at first?

6. How does Lincoln's sister Alison help him?

7. How does Miranda Kline form her famous hypotheses and algorithms?

8. What happens when Alfred tracks Jack Stevens down and visits him?

9. What topic is Alfred Hollander obsessed with?

10. What episode from his youth hanuts Bix Bouton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Egan chose the title The Candy House for this novel, and what does it mean in this context? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Egan relate Dungeons & Dragons to some of her larger themes, like authenticity and connection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Egan chooses to close the book with Ames's story, when the reader has known very little about Ames up to this point? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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