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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willie tell Adam about the hospital plans?

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

3. What does Anne eventually decide about marriage to Jack?

4. What does Willie consider the new hospital to be?

5. What is another reason Jack is taking this trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Willie's role as protagonist evolves as the plot extends. How does Willie change from the hard-working farm boy to a manipulative politician? What are Willie's motivators? Is Willie the typical protagonist hero at heart?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author has fun with the names of some of the characters such as Sugar Boy, Sen Sen Puckett and Tiny Duffy. Explain how these characters got their names. Why are the names appropriate for each one? Can you imagine them as being called anything else? Why or why not?

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