A Handful of Dust Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Handful of Dust Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Tony doing in the wake of Brenda's request to end their marriage?
(a) He is having a hard time.
(b) He believes she will change her mind, so is not thinking about it.
(c) He is relieved it is finally over.
(d) He is very angry and is contemplating killing her.

2. What young woman does Tony meet?
(a) Tracy de Compe.
(b) Thomasina de Victory.
(c) Suzanne Vinne.
(d) Therese de Vitre.

3. Who ends up going with Dr. Messinger and Tony?
(a) No one.
(b) Rosa.
(c) A group of the villagers.
(d) Ten men.

4. Why is Jock appalled at Brenda's response?
(a) Because Brenda blames Tony.
(b) Because Brenda says that it serves Tony right.
(c) Because Brenda doesn't seem at all affected.
(d) Because Brenda seems relieved that it is her son John Andrew who is dead, not John Beaver.

5. What does Rosa say when Tony talks to her about going further on?
(a) It will cost many more cigarettes.
(b) They will but it will be very dangerous.
(c) Maybe if the rest of their group arrives.
(d) Her tribe does not go into Pie-Wie lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the legal ramifications of John Andrew's death?

2. What propels Tony to start a dialog with Brenda?

3. Where does Messinger want to go?

4. Where does Tony meet his traveling companion?

5. How does Tony's weekend farce turn out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tony finally take some of his own personal power back and take charge of his destiny?

2. How is the inadequacies of the social circle in which Brenda revolves evident with the death of John Andrew?

3. How has Tony again entrusted his life to someone for whom that trust is not valid?

4. What is Tony's position in Brenda's social circle by the end of this chapter?

5. Why do you think Tony decides to go away for awhile?

6. How does Tony manage to survive in the jungle?

7. How is it that Tony seems to be the "bad" guy in a number of ways?

8. What happens after Brenda has written Tony and telling him about John Beaver?

9. What seems to be contrasted in this chapter?

10. What do Messigner and Tony decide to do and do you think they make the best choice?

(see the answer keys)

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