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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne believe about her relationship with Willie?

2. What is the best approach to secure the answer to #114?

3. How does Jack find out about what happened between Adam and Coffee?

4. What does Anne tell Jack about how Judge Irwin solved his money problems?

5. How did Judge Irwin get Mortimer L. Littlepaugh's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Willie Stark. Be sure to include his personality and behaviors as well as his physicality? What drives Willie as a young man? How does Willie change as he grows older?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of the literary technique of flashbacks in the novel. What is the purpose of a flashback? Is the information gleaned from the flashbacks sufficient to flesh out the bones of the literary framework the author has established? Is the technique of a flashback and the resulting flash forward disconcerting to the reader, even though necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Which of Willy's transgressions is his worst? Marital infidelity? Blackmail? Lack of ethics? Which of his transgressions serves him well? Which one will ultimately result in his death?

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