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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. Who does Ray fantasize about giving his winnings to?

2. What does Amy say is all she ever wanted?

3. Who does Ray says made a fine soldier?

4. Who did Vic have a crush on?

5. What does Vince smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lenny happy that he finally stood up to Vince?

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

3. How did Amy meet Jack?

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

5. What are the friends looking for in Chatham?

6. How do the characters cope climbing up the hill?

7. Why did Ray refuse to sell Jack his camper van?

8. What do the characters think about as they look at the war memorial?

9. What did Vince think about when he heard that Jack was dying?

10. How did Mandy meet Vince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 2001, Fred Schepisi directed a film version of Last Orders, starring Michael Caine. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare American and British culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) How have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Was generational gap expressed in Last Orders particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

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