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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 are the names of the three tough women?

2. What is the headline on the newspaper?

3. Who does Ignatius want to confound?

4. What does Ignatius cutlass make him feel like?

5. Who does Ignatius want to put into power with the help of Dorain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characters does Ignatius think have caused his downfall?

2. What does Dorain say about his life and family in Chapter 12?

3. What does Ignatius hope his new political party will achieve?

4. How does Irene react to Claude's kindness towards her?

5. What does Ignatius write in his Social Note journal in chapter nine?

6. Summarize the final chapter.

7. Describe the front page of the newspaper in Chapter 13.

8. Why does Claude not want to see Mancuso?

9. Why does Ignatius refuse to talk to priests?

10. Describe Jones' idea for Darlene's act.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of New York as Ignatius' promised land. In what way was New York different to New Orleans in the 1960's? What can Ignatius find in New York that he could not get at home?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1960's.

1) Why were student politics so important at that time ?

2) In what ways are the characters a product of their time? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does today's society share any values with 1960's America?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Toole use character and setting to express these themes?

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