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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 Micky do at the baccarat game that makes things go his way?

2. Joseph promises Edward partnership at the bank when what happens?

3. Where does Hugh go for the month of August before he leaves on his journey?

4. What kind of a school is Windfield?

5. Who shows up at the costume ball and questions Hugh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a character is Hugh?

2. What more does Hugh know about Peter's drowning in Part 1, Chapter 3, now that he has corresponded with Albert Cammel, the fourth boy that was swimming that day?

3. What secret is established in the Prologue?

4. What has been Hugh's journey through the bank up to Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. How does Micky take control and keep control over the baccarat game?

6. What transpires between Hugh and Maisie in Part I, Chapter 4?

7. What has become of Maisie and her family by Part 2?

8. What is the tale of Maisie and Danny, and what is its tie in to the boys at the school?

9. What happens between Micky and Augusta in the church? What is the significance of their conversation?

10. What do the letters to Florence and the feelings of Hugh's that follow tell you about their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the brothel a major setting of the novel? What really takes place there beyond the obvious sexual and gambling activities?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Ben Greenbourne. How do his decisions affect so many lives?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the friendship between Micky and Edward from the beginning to the end of the story. How was the relationship one-sided? How did the relationship cost Edward a happy life?

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