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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 is Bud Harris's young partner?
(a) Murray.
(b) Steve Ho.
(c) Joe Klein.
(d) Virgil.
2. How is Poe's car described in the narrative?
(a) Old and rusty.
(b) Shiny and seductive.
(c) Rugged and hardy.
(d) Freshly refinished.
3. What does Baron teach Isaac to do in Book Two?
(a) Sharpen a knife.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Shoot a gun.
(d) Hop a train.
4. Who shoves his hands into Poe's pants during the fight at the car factory in Book One?
(a) Murray.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Otto.
(d) Juan.
5. From whose house is Poe walking home in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) From Otto's house.
(b) From Lee's house.
(c) From Murray's house.
(d) From Simon's house.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?
2. How are Baron's friends described in Book Two?
3. What does Isaac realize he left at the murder scene in Book One?
4. What evidence does Harris find and hide at the crime scene in Book One?
5. What is the name of Poe's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What symbolism surrounds the murder that occurs in Book One of American Rust?
2. Where do Isaac and Poe encounter the three drifters in Book One? Who are the drifters and how are they described?
3. How does the theme of fatalism apply to Henry and Lee English in the novel?
4. What is revealed through the encounter between Harris and Poe while Poe is in a holding cell in Book Two?
5. In Book Two, the language surrounding Isaac's narrative begins to transition. What purpose does this transition serve?
6. How is Isaac English described when his character is introduced in Book One? What are Isaac's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
7. What secrets are revealed in Book Two? How do these secrets serve the plot?
8. What internal conflicts does Poe face in the beginning of Book Two?
9. The theme of fatalism plays a large part in American Rust. How does fatalism apply to the murder of Otto?
10. How is the character of Billy Poe described in Book One? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
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