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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. How is Folger related to Stony Wile?

2. What does Hogan own?

3. What does Burke want Socrates to get for him?

4. What does Right say he is afraid of?

5. Why did Charles Rinnett do to Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates do with the reward money?

2. How does this chapter show that sometimes violence is necessary?

3. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

4. Why does Socrates think that Ponzelle started the fire?

5. Why does the ocean remind Socrates of his aunt?

6. How does Socrates stop Philip and his two friends from hurting Darryl?

7. What do Socrates and Right do at Dilley's

8. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

9. What does Socrates have to do in return for no jail time?

10. How does Socrates' boss react when he arrives back at work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events in Socrates' early life influenced him to lead a life of violence? How different would Socrates' life have been if she was from a more secure background?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Socrates' character to the person he is at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What were Socrates' hopes at the beginning of the novel?

2) What events changes Socrates' ideas about life and goals?

3) How has Socrates' character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Socrate's life:

1) Theresa

2) Darryl

3) His mother

4) Muriel

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