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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 among the drifters at the car factory is described as a smaller Mexican man?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Juan.
2. Who shoves his hands into Poe's pants during the fight at the car factory in Book One?
(a) Juan.
(b) Otto.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Murray.
3. What is Poe's intention in going to the woods in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) To meet Isaac.
(b) To kill himself.
(c) To run away.
(d) To hunt deer.
4. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Basketball.
5. Whom does Isaac kill at the car factory?
(a) Murray.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Otto.
(d) Jesus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Isaac's ultimate destination as he flees his hometown in Book One?
2. What makes Isaac's journey difficult in Book Two?
3. Where did Lee attend college?
4. What happens when Poe comes home with Lee in Book One?
5. What is the name of Poe's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Isaac and Poe encounter the three drifters in Book One? Who are the drifters and how are they described?
2. What political struggles and conflicts plague Bud Harris in Book Two?
3. In Book Two, the language surrounding Isaac's narrative begins to transition. What purpose does this transition serve?
4. What is revealed through the encounter between Harris and Poe while Poe is in a holding cell in Book Two?
5. How is the character of Billy Poe described in Book One? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
6. What symbolism surrounds the murder that occurs in Book One of American Rust?
7. What internal conflicts does Poe face in the beginning of Book Two?
8. What does Poe reveal to Lee about the murder in Book Two? How does she respond?
9. How is Billy Poe's introduction to the Fayette Prison described in Book Two?
10. How is Isaac English described when his character is introduced in Book One? What are Isaac's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
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