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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. What causes the fight between Poe and his cell-mate in Book Four?
(a) Poe splashing water on his face.
(b) Poe praying in the cell.
(c) Poe stealing his pillow.
(d) Poe chewing gum.

2. 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 to marry her.
(d) He promises he won't let anything happen to her son.

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

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 calls the police.
(c) She cooks dinner.
(d) She slaps him.

5. What does the black prisoner call Poe when he approaches him in the cafeteria in Book Three?
(a) "Slick."
(b) "Dirty."
(c) "Schnoz."
(d) "Joker."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the gang that Poe has been hanging out with in prison ask him to beat up in Book Three?

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

3. Whom does Lee's father tell her not to trust in Book Three?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isaac do at the Wal-Mart store in Book Four?

2. How has Poe's character evolved in Book Three? How does the author illustrate the changes in Poe's character?

3. How has Issac's character evolved in Book Three? How are the changes in Isaac's character revealed?

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

5. What is Lee's response after a police officer comes to look for her brother in Book Three?

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

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

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

9. What internal conflict does Poe face while in solitary confinement in Book Four?

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

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