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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 does Jim do during the winter months?

2. Jim's communications are filled with _________________.

3. What happens to ruin this good feeling?

4. How does Norman meet Jim Grierson?

5. How does Jim get Norman's contact information?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norman observe about Jim's behavior with the other men?

2. How does Norman regain some composure after his trying days with Jim?

3. What is Jim's complaint about the cooks?

4. Where is the location of the woods where Norman works?

5. Who does Norman meet one summer while logging in the woods?

6. What does Jim do while the prostitutes are working?

7. Why does Norman make this decision?

8. Why is Norman especially annoyed when Jim has an affair with a local woman?

9. What happens when Norman returns to college?

10. How is Jim's behavior at dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Norman is able to quickly discern the situation regarding Neal's problem with alcohol but it takes Neal's family a little longer. How does Neal's family enable Neal's behavior? How do they finally address the problem? Will Neal ever own his own life and do what he needs to to turn it around?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the irony in the situation of the cook losing all his money after he has cheated to win it in the poker game. All through the story the cook has been rude and disdainful to Norman, yet it is Norman who finds the cook beaten and broken in an alley and gives him all the money he has. What does it say about Norman's character that he can rise above the difficulties he has experienced with the cook and act like a good human being? Would the cook have done the same for Norman? Explain your position.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Norman and Jim Grierson. They seem to be complete opposites, yet Norman agrees to work with Jim. What would make Norman push past his personal distaste for Jim and agree to the working arrangement? Do you think Norman ever found any redeeming qualities in Jim?

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