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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 is the topic of Jack's dissertation?
2. What two major political factions run the state?
3. Where is Wille Stark's home town?
4. What does Willie tell Jack to do?
5. How did Tiny Duffy get his name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author begin the story in the present time of 1936?
2. How does the author indicate that Willie is against drinking alcohol?
3. Does Jack have any contact with his real father now?
4. What personal connection does Jack find to Cass Mastern during his research?
5. Explain how Judge Irwin's death grants Jack his independence.
6. What is the major point of contention between Willie and Lucy about their son, Tom?
7. Jack is not the only character undergoing a radical shift in perspective. What happens to Willie after the football game injury which paralyzes his son, Tom?
8. What does Anne give Jack as her reasons for having the affair with Willie?
9. What is it that makes Adam accept the position of director of the hospital?
10. What leads Jack to believe that the judge had more secret financial dealings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Judge Irwin so adamant about not endorsing Willie's senatorial candidate in Chapter 1? Does the judge have guilt or remorse for his own behavior in this area? Is the judge afraid to even broach the subject of inappropriate alliances because of what might be discovered about his own past?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of the literary technique of flashbacks in the novel. What is the purpose of a flashback? Is the information gleaned from the flashbacks sufficient to flesh out the bones of the literary framework the author has established? Is the technique of a flashback and the resulting flash forward disconcerting to the reader, even though necessary?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 2, Willie is branded as a nigger lover. Explain what this term means. Why was it "acceptable" to use in 1922 and not tolerated at all today? Has society matured? Are people more sensitive? Explain.
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