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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack fear for Anne in her involvement with the governor?

2. What does Anne do when her father becomes an invalid?

3. When does Jack make the decision to return home?

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

5. What happens to Willie and Lucy's son, Tom?

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

If Jack's mother has always been in love with Judge Irwin, why didn't she marry him, especially when she became pregnant? Why would Jack's mother suffer through a string of inferior men as husbands? What price did she pay in order to keep Jack ignorant about the identity of his real father?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the fateful meeting of Willy and Adam in the courthouse had to happen. Why did the author let both characters die? Did he not want to take a stand on whether good can triumph over evil? Or is it because no one can be totally good just as no one can be totally bad?

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