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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. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, how does Bobby think of his sister's hair when they are on the plane coming back from Mexico?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's lunch date's original first name?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what is the girl's uncle's name?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, where in the basement does Bobby find what he is looking for?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby realize when he gets back to his apartment after talking to Oiler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bobby that ends his time racing cars?

2. Before the girl ends her life in the Wisconsin woods, who comes to see her a final time in her room in Chicago?

3. What does Bobby find in his paternal grandmother's basement after her funeral?

4. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

5. After talking to Oiler about Venezuela, what does Bobby notice about his apartment?

6. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?

7. In Chapter 2, What does the Kid present to the girl?

8. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?

9. How does the fire start in Bianca's apartment?

10. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main themes of the story? How does the author set up and continue the discussion of those themes throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author include a lengthy conversation about who killed John F. Kennedy? What is your experience of reading this section? How is this lengthy conversation a different experience than the one about math and physics? What are you able to grasp from a careful reading of this conversation? How does this conversation connect to the idea of reality compared to the perception of reality? Or the idea that perception shapes reality?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author include a lengthy section of conversation about math and physics? What is your experience reading this section? Does it have a connection to the rest of the story? What do you get out of reading a conversation like that, that is difficult for a lot of people to understand?

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