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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 Lenny look like he has been doing when he comes out of the bathroom?

2. Who does Amy say she chose over Jack?

3. Which character struggles the most to walk up the hill?

4. What does Vince forget to take with him?

5. What is Ray's last rule of gambling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mandy meet Vince?

2. How did Amy meet Jack?

3. Why did Amy decide not to tell Jack about her affair with Ray?

4. How does Ray think insurance works?

5. What deal did Vince offer Ray for the use of his yard?

6. Why did Vince think changes were happening in the sixties?

7. How does Lenny react when Vince leaves behind Jack's remains?

8. What does Vince regret doing to his daughter Kathy?

9. How does Lenny react when Vince starts to unscrew Jack's jar?

10. What does Vic remember about the funeral at Fairfax Park Hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Swift's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does Swift express these concerns?

2) How would Swift have to change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Swift is said to have used Faulkner's As I Lay Dying as his model for Last Orders. Compare As I Lay Dying to the novel. What comparisons can be drawn between Last Orders and the As I Lay Dying? Why did Swift choose Faulkner's book as his model for Last Orders?

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