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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 nationality is the person in #20?
(a) English
(b) German
(c) Irish
(d) Scottish

2. Where does Lute tease Irma that other women may want to take him?
(a) Outside
(b) To the terrace
(c) To the barn
(d) Downtown

3. What is Julian's mood when he arrives?
(a) Anticipatory
(b) Depressed
(c) Relieved
(d) Relaxed

4. What is William Dilworth English's profession?
(a) Physician
(b) Accountant
(c) Attorney
(d) Judge

5. Who wakes his wife as the story begins?
(a) Ed Charney
(b) Julian English
(c) Lute Fliegler
(d) Ross Campbell

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people in the room doing?

2. What was the profession of William English's father?

3. What day is it as the novel opens?

4. In what year did the coal strike occur?

5. How did William English's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does alcohol become a status symbol during the 1920s and 1930s?

2. What does William English do for the first ten years after his father's death?

3. What does this chapter reveal about the story's protagonist, Julian English?

4. How does the author use another instance of foreshadowing for a climactic event soon to come?

5. What do Al and Foxie do in order to avoid any problems with Helene tonight?

6. How does the author contrast Lute Fliegler to Julian English in this chapter?

7. What is the main industry for the city of Gibbsville?

8. What is the disconnect between William and Julian?

9. What coping mechanisms do Julian and Caroline employ to hide Julian's drunken incident from his parents?

10. What does Al do with his life after leaving prison?

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