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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. Where does Isaac go to attend to his hygiene after stealing items from the store in Book Four?
(a) To a stream.
(b) To a hotel.
(c) To a gas station bathroom.
(d) To his girlfriend's apartment.

2. What couple comes to meet Grace at the bar to cheer her up in Book Four?
(a) Murray and Emily.
(b) Ray and Rosalyn.
(c) Lee and Sarah.
(d) Marie and Jason.

3. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?
(a) He was released from prison.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was hospitalized.
(d) He died from his wounds.

4. What weapon is Isaac wielding when the cops begin chasing him in Book Three?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

5. What is Poe's first name?
(a) Otto.
(b) John.
(c) Billy.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the wife of the local wealthy businessman regard Grace when they meet at the bar in Book Four?

2. What does Poe make from cloth his first day in prison in Book Three?

3. Who does Lee plan to ask for money to help locate Isaac in Book Three?

4. What does Poe learn will happen to him regarding the incident with his cell-mate in Book Four?

5. Who are the friends that Harris meets at the bar in Book Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Grace and Harris in Book Four?

2. What inner conflicts does Grace Poe face in the beginning of Book Three?

3. What foreshadowing is revealed through Poe's inner monologues in Book Four?

4. What ultimatum does Billy Poe face with the white prison gang in Book Three? What is demonstrated through this ultimatum?

5. What information does Glen Patacki relate to Harris in Book Three?

6. What does Poe decide to do at the end of Book Three? Why?

7. What is illustrated through the theft of Isaac's money in Book Three?

8. What internal conflicts does Henry English face in Book Four?

9. What is the resulting outcome of Poe's fight in the cafeteria in Book Three?

10. How is the theme of sacrifice explored in Book Four of American Rust?

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