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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 surprising twist occurs at Willie's next speech?
2. During dinner at the judge's home one night in 1933, what topic comes up as part of the conversation?
3. Of what has White been accused?
4. What do Willie and Jack do with Willie's father?
5. Who do the city commissioners want to get the contract?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Anne's pattern of not committing to any permanent relationship in her life.
2. Jack takes an abrupt, unannounced trip to California after learning of Anne's affair with Willie. What consumes Jack's thoughts as he drives cross-country?
3. What is the nature of Jack's second historical project which he launches in Chapter 5?
4. How does Willie's standard manipulative behavior exhibit in Chapter 8?
5. Under what circumstances did Jack's parents meet?
6. What does the new hospital symbolize for Willie?
7. What happens at the school two years after the new school is built?q
8. To whom is the construction contract awarded and why?
9. Compare and contrast the funerals for Willie and Adam.
10. What does Jack discover when he digs into the school construction story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the author's use of local color particularly regarding speech and dialogue. How can you tell the differences in the characters backgrounds and experiences by the way they speak? Do you think Willie's colorful speaking style is exaggerated or is it realistic?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 2, Willie is branded as a nigger lover. Explain what this term means. Why was it "acceptable" to use in 1922 and not tolerated at all today? Has society matured? Are people more sensitive? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Tiny Duffy is characterized as the epitome of evil in the book. Explain Tiny's motives for what he does. Do you think people like Tiny gravitate toward political positions because there is more opportunity for advancement? Or for greed? Explain.
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