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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 Lute arrange to pick up?

2. As a result of the strike, what did the people of Gibbsville begin to use in their homes?

3. What do most people drink during this Prohibition Era?

4. What day is it when Chapter 2, Part 3 begins?

5. What is William English's political party affiliation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony about Dr. English's view on his son's alcohol abuse?

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

3. How does the author show that Lute and Irma have a good relationship?

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

5. How does Julian's father react to Julian's death?

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

7. Of all the men from whom she had to choose, why was Caroline drawn to Julian?

8. What happens when Julian goes to Harry's house?

9. Who is Alice Cartwright?

10. Why is Gibbsville not enjoying the boom time with the rest of America in 1930?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Caroline. Do you think she is happy being married to Julian? Or was marriage just an inevitable path for women in the 1920s? Do you think she is pleased with her choice or just making the best of a difficult situation? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lute and Irma Fliegler to Julian and Caroline English. What about their situations is similar? What differences are there? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the racial discrimination in Gibbsville. How is it displayed? What is the racial demographic of Gibbsville? Why does Irma feel entitled to live there but resents some others who do?

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