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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 “Human Being!,” where does Blandine spend the evening?

2. After the business went down what does the town discover?

3. Jack knows he is drunk and high when what happens to him?

4. What does Moses agree to do?

5. What does Moses tell the priest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moses tell the priest?

2. Why does Moses have trouble with Father Tim's idea?

3. What is Moses's blog about?

4. What do Jack and his roommates stage in “It Wasn’t Todd’s Idea"?

5. Who does Blandine run into in the Valley?

6. What animal does Jack kill next in "It Wasn't Todd's Idea"?

7. Why does Moses delete the mysterious email?

8. What does Jack accuse Blandine of In “Purebreds"?

9. What does Father Tim think Elsie was trying to protect Moses from?

10. Where does Moses stay while in Vacca Vale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author present a nuanced commentary on power structures through the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Why has Hope developed a phobia of her baby’s eyes?

Essay Topic 3

How are dead animals a prominent motif in the novel?

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