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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 Al observe about the driver in the car ahead of him?

2. When is the Englishs' party scheduled?

3. How does Ed feel about his wife?

4. What did Julian get Caroline for Christmas?

5. What is the only day of the year that Ed Charney spends at home with his wife and son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else does the reader learn about Julian English in this chapter?

2. What does Caroline threaten Julian with if he does not straighten out the mess with Harry?

3. How do the Englishes behave toward Julian and Caroline at Christmas dinner?

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

5. What is the nature of organized crime in the story?

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

7. In what way does Caroline show that she does not have any better coping skills that Julian does?

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

9. What was the fate of Julian's grandfather?

10. What comment does Lute make that is foreshadowing for an upcoming event?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in the novel. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Most of the people in the story are very concerned with status symbols. What are some of the status symbols? What do they provide for their respective owners?

Essay Topic 3

What is the irony of Julian's wish to use his middle initials--McH? What do the initials indicate about his background? Why is Julian so proud of his initials? What would Julian's feelings be about his initials if he were to discover their actual heritage?

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