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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters hear in the silence that follows Jack's attack?

2. Who does Herder say has the last word when it comes to declaring Jack insane?

3. What attacks Jack?

4. Who arrives at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What briefly lights up all the characters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1972, THE RULING CLASS was made into a film starring Peter O'Toole. 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 Jack and Charles.

1) What is their relationship to each other?

2) How are their ideas different?

3) How do their differences in opinion prove to be destructive?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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