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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 order for lunch at the Apollo?

2. What is William Dilworth English's profession?

3. How many people belong to this group?

4. What does Julian's mother scold him for?

5. Who does Lute call?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use Irma's thoughts to share information about the story?

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

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

4. Describe Julian's father.

5. Why does the author choose to describe more of the setting in Chapter 3, Part 1?

6. What are the potential consequences of Julian's insulting Harry?

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

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

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

10. Explain the inner workings of status in the mob.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lute Fliegler. What is his role in Julian's life? What is his role as a husband? What is his purpose in the novel overall? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Why did the author choose to use the omniscient narrator perspective for this story? What does this point of view entail? What do you know about the characters and the plot line that you would not know from a different point of view?

Essay Topic 3

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

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