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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. Why is Norman always determined to stay up with Jim's pace?

2. What does Jim force Norman to do?

3. How old is Norman when he first meets Jim?

4. With whom does Jim have an affair?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norman agree to do by the end of the summer?

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

3. How does Norman perceive Jim's letters?

4. What happens when Norman returns to college?

5. How is Jim's behavior at dinner?

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

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

8. How does Norman perceive Jim?

9. What happens when Jim invites Norman to his home for dinner?

10. What is Jim's wintertime job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Like Neal, Paul also has a problem with alcohol but Paul is able to maintain a home and keep a job. Compare and contrast the characters of Paul and Neal. Unfortunately, Paul's struggle with alcohol has a tragic end. Do you think Paul's personality would have allowed any restrictions or was he a bright flame that was destined to burn out early? What do you think was Neal's fate?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the irony in Norman's being punished and sent to a mountaintop location with spectacular vistas. Does Bill know that Norman will not be especially industrious on the mountaintop? Is the lesson one in which Norman is supposed to meditate on his mistakes and emerge with a different point of view? By opening up Norman's vistas, is Bill also opening up his mind and attitude?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Maclean dotes on Paul and refuses to talk about his death at the end of the story. Explain the concept of denial and how Mrs. Maclean will not address Paul's alcoholism. By refusing to look at Paul's weakness, how does Mrs. Maclean inadvertently contribute to Paul's death?

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