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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 the name of Sherlock Holmes' younger brother?

2. What does the 13th Earl of Gurney propose a toast to?

3. What does Herder tell Jack he is here to show him?

4. Who does Tucker announce?

5. What does Jack try to levitate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack charm his two visitors in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. How does Jack act towards Grace when he first meets her?

3. How do the characters dress for Jack and Grace's wedding?

4. Why does McKyle say he is the High Voltage Messiah?

5. What does Grace tell Charles about her night with Jack?

6. How does Herder excuse Jack's strange behavior at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 16?

7. How does Jack try to prove to Dinsdale he is God?

8. What does the prologue establish?

9. What do the Gurney family and the bishop discuss after the Earl's funeral?

10. How does Jack respond when Claire tells him he is not God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems do Jack's generation face? How are the problems for Jack's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

THE RULING CLASS is a play. What are the differences between a play and a novel in terms of the following:

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

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