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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) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Otto.
(d) Murray.
2. What does Grace dream of doing in Book One?
(a) Getting married to Virgil.
(b) Getting married to Murray.
(c) Getting a job at the factory.
(d) Going away or to school.
3. Whom does Poe tell Lee is responsible for the murder in Book Two?
(a) Simon.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Grace.
(d) Himself.
4. How are Baron's friends described in Book Two?
(a) Dixies.
(b) Hippies.
(c) Junkies.
(d) Yuppies.
5. What evidence does Harris find and hide at the crime scene in Book One?
(a) Isaac's shoe.
(b) Poe's watch.
(c) Isaac's backpack.
(d) Poe's jacket.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Isaac's mother die?
2. What do Isaac and Poe agree to do when they return to the car factory after the murder in Book One?
3. What is Daryl Foster spraypainting on a wall when Isaac encounters him in Book Two?
4. What does Harris warn Poe to do when he releases him from jail in Book Two?
5. What makes Isaac's journey difficult in Book Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What political struggles and conflicts plague Bud Harris in Book Two?
2. How does the theme of fatalism apply to Grace and Billy Poe in Book One?
3. The theme of fatalism plays a large part in American Rust. How does fatalism apply to the murder of Otto?
4. What happens when Billy Poe is officially arrested for murder in Book Two?
5. In Book Two, the language surrounding Isaac's narrative begins to transition. What purpose does this transition serve?
6. Describe the character of Bud Harris in the narrative. What is revealed about Harris's inner thoughts in Book Two?
7. How is the character of Billy Poe described in Book One? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
8. How does the murder in Book One influence the characters of Isaac and Poe?
9. What does Poe reveal to Lee about the murder in Book Two? How does she respond?
10. Where does Isaac plan to travel in Book One? Why?
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