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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the group that is coddling Isaac described in Book Three?

3. What word from Book Three means a wild and noisy disorder or confusion?

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

5. What word from Book Four refers to a person without a home, job, or property?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What foreshadowing is revealed through Poe's inner monologues in Book Four?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Henry English's circumstances in the novel. How did Henry become injured? What are the extent of his injuries? What leads Henry to kill himself at the end of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the Fayette prison in the novel. How do the rules and morals within the prison differ from those in the outside world? How do Poe's experiences in the prison change him? Who are the major characters introduced at Fayette prison?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Bud Harris in American Rust. What is Harris's position in Buell? What is his relationship to Grace and Billy Poe? What actions does Harris commit in the narrative? Are these actions noble or dishonorable? Why?

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