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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 in order to stash the items he steals from the store in Book Four?
(a) To the kitchenware aisle.
(b) To the restroom.
(c) To the dressing room.
(d) To the office.

2. Where does Harris go to meet the justice of the peace in Book Three?
(a) At his home.
(b) On his boat.
(c) At his office.
(d) On his plane.

3. What is Henry's last name?
(a) Hicks.
(b) Smith.
(c) Harris.
(d) English.

4. How does Isaac manage to lose the cops in the beginning of Book Four?
(a) He catches a train out of the area.
(b) He catches a bus out of the area.
(c) He crosses the river by boat.
(d) He steals a car.

5. Who are the friends that Harris meets at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Isaac, Paul, and Jackie.
(b) Riley, Chester, and Frank.
(c) Otto, Murray, and Jesus.
(d) Steve, Hicks, and Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Poe's punishment for fighting with his cell-mate in Book Four?

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

3. What does Harris promise to Grace in the end of Book Four?

4. What does Poe's cell-mate masturbate to in the cell with Poe in Book Four?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads up to the conflict between Poe and his cell-mate in Book Four? What is the outcome of the conflict?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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