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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 shoves his hands into Poe's pants during the fight at the car factory in Book One?
(a) Juan.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Otto.
(d) Murray.

2. What item of evidence does Poe realize he left at the scene of the murder in Book One?
(a) His football jacket.
(b) His backpack.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His shoes.

3. Who is Bud Harris's young partner?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Steve Ho.
(c) Joe Klein.
(d) Murray.

4. What is Poe's intention in going to the woods in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) To kill himself.
(b) To meet Isaac.
(c) To run away.
(d) To hunt deer.

5. How much money has Issac stolen from his father in Book One?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Isaac return to the murder scene in Book Two?

2. What kind of car does Poe have?

3. Who is Lee's husband?

4. What does Harris warn Poe NOT to do when he releases him from the jail in Book Two?

5. What did Harris do when he caught Virgil stealing previously?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secrets are revealed in Book Two? How do these secrets serve the plot?

2. How is Isaac English described when his character is introduced in Book One? What are Isaac's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

3. What importance does the setting of American Rust play in the story?

4. What is revealed through the encounter between Harris and Poe while Poe is in a holding cell in Book Two?

5. How does the murder in Book One influence the characters of Isaac and Poe?

6. How is the character of Billy Poe described in Book One? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

7. How does the theme of fatalism apply to Henry and Lee English in the novel?

8. Describe the murder in Book One. What leads up to the murder?

9. How would you describe the atmosphere of the setting and characters in Book One?

10. Where does Isaac encounter the teenage thugs in Book Two? What happens when he encounters them?

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