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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Isaac unable to retrieve his pack in the beginning of Book Four?
(a) It's fallen into the river.
(b) A forest fire has erupted.
(c) There are police everywhere.
(d) It is too foggy to see.

2. Where does Grace say Virgil is when Harris comes to visit her in Book Three?
(a) At the laundromat.
(b) Long gone.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) At the grocery store.

3. What does Poe make from cloth his first day in prison in Book Three?
(a) A belt.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A head-wrap.
(d) A scarf.

4. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?
(a) Virgil, Jacob, and Roger.
(b) Black Larry, Dwayne, and Clovis.
(c) Hicks, Lee, and Harris.
(d) Simon, Jack, and Joey.

5. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?
(a) In the wrecking yard.
(b) On the roof of the prison.
(c) On the weight rack outside.
(d) At their field camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaac dream about when he and Baron are sleeping outside of Detroit in Book Three?

2. What is the name of the bar that Harris goes to in Book Four?

3. How does Isaac escape the cop when he is chased in Book Three?

4. Which direction is Isaac traveling by train in the beginning of Book Three?

5. What causes the fight between Poe and his cell-mate in Book Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the resulting outcome of Poe's fight in the cafeteria in Book Three?

2. What do Grace and Harris discuss when he visits her in Book Four?

3. How is the theme of sacrifice explored in Book Four of American Rust?

4. What internal conflict does Poe face while in solitary confinement in Book Four?

5. What foreshadowing is revealed through Poe's inner monologues in Book Four?

6. What do Isaac and Baron do upon arriving in the outskirts of Detroit in Book Three?

7. What is illustrated through the theft of Isaac's money in Book Three?

8. What does Poe decide to do at the end of Book Three? Why?

9. What information does Glen Patacki relate to Harris in Book Three?

10. How has Poe's character evolved in Book Three? How does the author illustrate the changes in Poe's character?

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