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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 Miss Beryl's marital status?

2. What is the imminent holiday as the novel opens?

3. What job do Sully and Rub do on Thanksgiving?

4. Where is the boy in #56 found?

5. Why is Sully in his truck in front of his ex-wife's home on Thanksgiving evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dynamic of Sully's family?

2. Who is Carl Roebuck and what is the standing disagreement between him and Sully?

3. Why is Sully jealous of Carl?

4. Who is Deidre and why does Peter call her on Thanksgiving evening?

5. Why do Sully and Ruth part angrily after Sully proposes marriage?

6. How does Sully behave when Miles Anderson tries to reach him at The Horse?

7. What will happen to Sully if he is found to be working?

8. What is Miss Beryl's relationship with her son, Clive Jr.?

9. What is Sully's relationship with his family?

10. What is the setting for NOBODY'S FOOL?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Sully and Carl Roebuck. What is the source of the conflict? Why does it perpetuate? Describe the strange nature of their relationship.

Essay Topic 2

NOBODY'S FOOL is a classic story of the triumph of the human spirit. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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