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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who has agreed to hire a nurse for Lee's father?
(a) Murray.
(b) Otto.
(c) Simon.
(d) Henry.
2. What makes Isaac's journey difficult in Book Two?
(a) He has been shot.
(b) His leg is hurt.
(c) His shoes are too tight.
(d) His car keeps breaking down.
3. What did Poe use in the past to beat a boy up until he had brain damage?
(a) A golf club.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) A hammer.
4. How are Baron's friends described in Book Two?
(a) Yuppies.
(b) Junkies.
(c) Dixies.
(d) Hippies.
5. Who among the drifters at the car factory is described as a smaller Mexican man?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Jack.
(c) Juan.
(d) Jesus.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Harris's friend on the city council that is under investigation?
2. Where does Lee now live with her husband in Book One?
3. How did Isaac's mother die?
4. How much money has Issac stolen from his father in Book One?
5. Whom does Grace consider sleeping with in order to get money for a lawyer for her son in Book Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What symbolism surrounds the murder that occurs in Book One of American Rust?
2. What does Poe reveal to Lee about the murder in Book Two? How does she respond?
3. How is the character of Billy Poe described in Book One? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
4. How is Billy Poe's introduction to the Fayette Prison described in Book Two?
5. How does the theme of fatalism apply to Henry and Lee English in the novel?
6. The theme of fatalism plays a large part in American Rust. How does fatalism apply to the murder of Otto?
7. How does the murder in Book One influence the characters of Isaac and Poe?
8. What happens when Harris confronts Poe in the woods in Book Two?
9. How is Isaac English described when his character is introduced in Book One? What are Isaac's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
10. What internal conflicts does Poe face in the beginning of Book Two?
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