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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 is the justice of the peace that calls Harris in Book Three?
(a) Don Cunko.
(b) Glen Patacki.
(c) John Harris.
(d) Jacob Murray.

2. What is the name of the bar that Harris goes to in Book Four?
(a) The Dead End.
(b) The Chimes.
(c) Rego's.
(d) The White Horse.

3. How does the wife of the local wealthy businessman regard Grace when they meet at the bar in Book Four?
(a) With sympathy.
(b) With envy.
(c) With complete disregard.
(d) With disgust.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Isaac unable to retrieve his pack in the beginning of Book Four?

3. What does the justice of the peace suggest that Harris do in Book Three?

4. Why does Grace struggle with hiring a lawyer for her son in Book Three?

5. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Isaac do at the Wal-Mart store 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 is foreshadowed by the conversation between Grace and Harris in Book Four?

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

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

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

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

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

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