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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 does the gang that Poe has been hanging out with in prison ask him to beat up in Book Three?
(a) Tucker.
(b) Harris.
(c) A guard.
(d) A black inmate.

2. Whom does Lee's father tell her not to trust in Book Three?
(a) Murray.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Hicks.
(d) Poe.

3. What is the bar that Grace goes to in Book Four to forget her troubles?
(a) Rego's.
(b) The Chimes.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) The Dead End.

4. What does Grace do when Harris comes over to talk about Poe's case in Book Three?
(a) She kicks him out.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She cooks dinner.
(d) She calls the police.

5. What does Harris promise to Grace in the end of Book Four?
(a) He promises that he will turn himself into the police.
(b) He promises that he will quit his job.
(c) He promises he won't let anything happen to her son.
(d) He promises to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaac manage to lose the cops in the beginning of Book Four?

2. What does Isaac dream about when he and Baron are sleeping outside of Detroit in Book Three?

3. What is Lee's father's name?

4. What couple comes to meet Grace at the bar to cheer her up in Book Four?

5. What does Poe do when the other prisoner demands food from his tray in Book Three?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Grace and Harris discuss when he visits her in Book Four?

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

4. How is the theme of decay illustrated in Book Three of American Rust?

5. How has Isaac English's character evolved in Book Four? How does the author illustrate the changes in Isaac?

6. What does Bud Harris discuss with his friends Riley, Chester, and Frank at the Dead End bar in Book Four?

7. How has Billy Poe's character evolved in Book Four? What has led to the changes in Poe's character?

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

9. What is significant about Isaac's use of the phrase "Badge of Honor" in Book Four?

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

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