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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 drug has made Lauren extremely skinny and unattractive to Sean?

2. How does the mystery girl prepare for the party where she is sure she will leave with Sean?

3. What does Paul want the receptionist at the hotel to call him when he checks in?

4. What dream does Lauren have about Victor that sends her into the hallwa, weeping?

5. What is Paul doing in his hotel room when Richard returns and tires to flirt with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. After breaking up with Victor, what does Lauren realize about her feelings for Sean?

2. How does the mystery girl find out that she has no chance of having a romantic relationship with Sean?

3. How does Sean react to the news of Lauren's pregnancy?

4. How does the mystery girl react to her devastation of being ignored by Sean at the party?

5. How does Sean react when Lauren breaks up with him for cheating on her?

6. Who is Richard Jared?

7. What do Norris and Sean do together when they drive into town on Halloween night?

8. How does Lauren claim to know the truth about Sean sleeping with Judy?

9. Who is Vittorio, and what type of relationship does he have with Lauren?

10. What happens when Sean and Lauren spend the night together for the first time in his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Lauren breaks up with Sean, he tries a few very lame attempts to kill himself and tries to convince Lauren that his death is imminent at the Halloween party. First, describe the various suicide attempts that Sean tries after his break up with Lauren. How does the reader know that Sean is not serious about trying to end his own life? Then, describe Sean's outburst at the Halloween party after he sees Lauren dancing with another man. How does Lauren react to this violent outburst? What does Lauren's reaction tell the reader about her relationship with Sean?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the reader watches as the mystery girl's love for Sean grows into obsession. First, describe what the reader learns about the mystery girl through her letters to Sean. Then, explain how the letters gradually grow into obsession. Finally, explain what happens when Sean rejects the mystery girl at a party. How does she react when her heart is broken?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the students in this novel come from extremely wealthy families, and money is not an issue to them. First, describe how monetary stresses most college students face are erased from the lives of these characters. Then, give at least two examples of scenes in which money is clearly not an issue for the students. Finally, explain how you think coming from families with money has affected the life decisions these students make while at college. Do you think they would live the same spoiled, hedonistic lives if they were not wealthy? Why or why not?

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