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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. Many people in Gibbsville still have ____________.
(a) Stocks
(b) Families
(c) Money
(d) Property

2. Where does Lute tease Irma that other women may want to take him?
(a) Outside
(b) To the barn
(c) Downtown
(d) To the terrace

3. What is William English's political party affiliation?
(a) Libertarian
(b) Independent
(c) Republican
(d) Democrat

4. What industry did not boom for Gibbsville after 1925?
(a) Coal
(b) Textile
(c) Agriculture
(d) Steel

5. What day is it when Chapter 2, Part 1 opens?
(a) New Year's Day
(b) Memorial Day
(c) Labor Day
(d) Christmas Day

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for Chapter 1, Part 2?

2. What is the only day of the year that Ed Charney spends at home with his wife and son?

3. Whose opinion is Julian concerned with today?

4. In what year does the story begin?

5. Where do Julian and Caroline go today?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Lute make that is foreshadowing for an upcoming event?

2. What happens when Julian goes to Harry's house?

3. What does William English do for the first ten years after his father's death?

4. Who is Alice Cartwright?

5. What does Al do with his life after leaving prison?

6. Describe Julian's father.

7. How does the author use another instance of foreshadowing for a climactic event soon to come?

8. Explain the inner workings of status in the mob.

9. What is the impact of Julian's inappropriate behavior with Helene?

10. What is the extent of prejudice in this story?

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