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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. Which of the following does the narrator posit inhabits “the entire South beyond my hometown” (44)?

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare Jo Jo?

3. Which of the following law schools does the narrator report having attended?

4. By which of the following names is the Tiko also known?

5. Which of the following is noted as an observance on July 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jo Jo describe Polaire to the narrator when he first meets her?

2. What incident leads to the acknowledgement that Nigel is the best cook among himself, Penny, and the narrator?

3. What reasons does the narrator give for not having taken Nigel to their city’s team’s basketball games before the novel?

4. How does the narrator describe Pavor when he first appears in the narrative?

5. What explanation is given for the hotbox at Shanksted?

6. How does the narrator note that Penny and his mother regarded each other initially?

7. What functions in the community does the narrator ascribe to the Chicken Coop?

8. What scenario do the narrator and Nigel role-play while stuck in traffic on the way to Jo Jo’s?

9. What reasons does the narrator express for seeking Jo Jo’s help with Octavia’s campaign?

10. What does the narrator note had been done to the face of his bellhop at Shanksted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the following passage (93):

We passed an open unit where tidy-looking white people in business casual clothing sat upright on a couch. One man, his hair neatly parted, loosely lolled his head. The women on either side of him were zonked out also. One of the boys from the hallway checked his device clock and stepped into the unit. The Tiko was a good place to find your jollies for those with free right-of-access. Fly in from out of town. Stop at the Tiko for a tune-up and make your noon meeting with time to spare.

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the novel, mention is made of the peculiarity of having and enjoying paper books and documents. What is to be made of the repeated mention, based on the text, and why is it to be made thereof?

Essay Topic 3

Is the narrator ultimately a sympathetic character? How or how not?

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