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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 job is Arthur given after the article runs?

2. Who was running the day-to-day operating of the newspaper Lloyd works for at his inception?

3. What is Herman Cohen's position at the paper according to Chapter 4?

4. What does Lloyd's son agree to?

5. What does Hardy find in Rory's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the next day?

2. Who is Herman Cohen in Chapter 4?

3. What does Jerome tell Lloyd about France?

4. What does Ott buy in 1957?

5. Why does Lloyd's daughter not like her father?

6. When is Arthur's routine disrupted?

7. Who is Hardy Benjamin and who does he have coffee with in Chapter 3?

8. Who does Lloyd go in search of?

9. Why is Herman disappointed?

10. What does Lloyd admit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's use of metaphor to show the issues in the newspaper by using characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the conflict between Lloyd Burko and his wife and family.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cutthroat industry of journalism and how it is presented in the book.

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