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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. From where has Poe's cell-mate in prison just returned in Book Four?
(a) The prison library.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) A parole hearing.
(d) A meeting with his lawyer.

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

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

4. What does Poe do when the other prisoner demands food from his tray in Book Three?
(a) He beats him up.
(b) He calls for a guard.
(c) He gives it to him.
(d) He walks away.

5. What does Isaac use to pay for his and Baron's food at the diner in Book Three?
(a) A bill from his father's stolen money.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A hot check.
(d) A bill from the money he stole at Wal-Mart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaac escape the cop when he is chased in Book Three?

2. What word from Book Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?

3. How do the prison guards feel about Poe's cell-mate?

4. What does the black prisoner call Poe when he approaches him in the cafeteria in Book Three?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Isaac and Baron do upon arriving in the outskirts of Detroit in Book Three?

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

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 foreshadowed by the conversation between Grace and Harris in Book Four?

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

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