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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is both a benefit and a drawback for Ed as it relates to Helene's behavior?

2. Who else is hosting a party at the club tonight?

3. How does Julian try to not get too drunk tonight?

4. How does a girl improve her social status in Gibbsville?

5. What does Al learn when he arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the social pecking order in Gibbsville? What criteria are used to determine social standing? Explain why someone like Harry Reilly who has more money than most of the other men is still not allowed into the inner circle of society.

Essay Topic 2

Julian's father has much disdain for Julian because he is very much like his grandfather. Explain how Julian is so much like his grandfather. What behaviors does he exhibit that are reminiscent of his grandfather? Are the traits behavioral or inherited? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Money and status are very important to the characters in the novel. Choose at least three characters and cite how each one works to maintain a certain lifestyle or achieve a certain lifestyle.

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