Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The epigraph at the start of Part One is from which text?
2. At the time of Neal's questioning of Andy in front of the grand jury, what position does Neal hold?
3. What does Dan tell Andy when they encounter one another ten days after Ben's murder?
4. In what year does Neal subpoena Andy to appear in front of the grand jury?
5. Where does Patz say he had been the morning of Ben's murder?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of the look of distaste on Laurie's face when Andy takes her hand in the courthouse elevator?
2. What connection does Andy draw among "children, drunks, and schizophrenics" (129)?
3. Who is Neal Logiudice?
4. How does William Landay use the changed relationship between Andy and Duffy to indicate Andy's profound sense of isolation following Jacob's indictment for murder?
5. What qualities of Jonathan Klein's does Andy find reassuring?
6. Discuss one coping mechanism Andy uses to get through Jacob's murder trial.
7. Discuss the ways in which Laurie changes as a result of Jacob's indictment.
8. In relation to Ben's murder, when does Andy testify in front of the grand jury?
9. What is posted on Facebook about a knife of Jacob's and by whom is it posted?
10. What major realization about life does Andy describe arriving at as a result of meeting Laurie in college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within William Landay's novel Defending Jacob.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways does the author deliberately mislead the reader during particular parts of the novel Defending Jacob and for what purposes?
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of family bonds treated within the novel and what does the author want the reader to understand more fully about family relationships as a result of reading the novel?
|
This section contains 1,305 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
