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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 Willie tell Jack that he is going to build?
2. In a flashback, what does the author reveal about Jack's father?
3. Who do Willie and Jack drive to Burden's Landing to see?
4. What does Cass learn from Gilbert?
5. Gilbert sends Lavinia to an expensive school in Atlanta and _____________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Jack find was the unexpected instigator in the deaths of Adam and Willie?
2. What role did Judge Irwin play in Jack's childhood?
3. How does the author begin the story in the present time of 1936?
4. What is the author's purpose for beginning the novel in the way he does?
5. Why does the author have Jack return home from California?
6. What leads Jack to explore the judge's interest in the American Electric Power Company?
7. Does Jack have any contact with his real father now?
8. When is Jack able to leave California and return home?
9. Explain the literary technique of flashback that the author uses in Chapter 1.
10. What does Jack's father mean when he shouts "Foulness" when Jack mentions Judge Irwin's name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the character with the most moral fiber in the story? Do you think there is one character who will not be manipulated or used in some way for personal gain? Is there one character, besides Willy, who will stoop to almost anything to get what he/she wants no matter what the personal cost?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think Jack was surprised to learn about Judge Irwin's acceptance of the bribe related to the utilities company case? For some reason, Jack has an instinct that Judge Irwin's vulnerability is related to money. Why? Is it sad or practical that Jack can learn about the judge's flaw and accept it? Explain why Jack feels the need to research the judge in the first place.
Essay Topic 3
Why is Judge Irwin so adamant about not endorsing Willie's senatorial candidate in Chapter 1? Does the judge have guilt or remorse for his own behavior in this area? Is the judge afraid to even broach the subject of inappropriate alliances because of what might be discovered about his own past?
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