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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. How did Gig's and Rye's sister die?
2. How did Gig's and Rye's mother die?
3. What is the name of the man who helps Gig and Rye escape the police?
4. Who is giving Gurley a particularly hard time about her work when Rye first meets her?
5. What is Gig's prized possession in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what does Rye say that elicits Fred Moore's sympathy at Mrs. Ricci's house?
2. Why does Rye get arrested at the labor rally in Part I?
3. Why are Gig and Rye sleeping in a ballfield in Chapter 1?
4. Why do the police let Jules out of jail and where does he go?
5. Where did Rye meet his old friend Jules?
6. Why did Rye come West looking for Gig?
7. Who does Ursula take Rye to see, and why does she do this?
8. Why does Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ask Rye to join her as she fundraises for the labor movement?
9. How does Walter describe Spokane in 1909?
10. What is the true nature of Gemma's relationship with Jules, and why has she hidden this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Walter chooses to open the novel with the killing of Officer Waterbury, and what kind of tone does this action set for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Rye's first-person-narrated section at the very end of the novel change the way the reader feels about him? Why do you think Rye chose not to get more involved in activism following the advent of Gig's death, and instead chose a quiet life of steady hard work? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What character traits, choices, and trade-offs do you think contribute to the most to the fact that Rye is one of the few main male characters in the book to live to an older age? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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