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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. Where does Lee want to open his bookstore?

2. What does Lee say is not a sin?

3. What does Kate tell Adam that helps him to let go of his love for her?

4. What university does Aron attend?

5. What does Cal say he actively tries not to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aron feel about his time at college?

2. Why does Samuel tell Adam the truth about Kate and her brothel house?

3. Why does Samuel worry about his son, Tom?

4. What does Lee want to do after leaving Adam's service?

5. What does Tom write in his letter to Liza after Dessie's death?

6. What does Joe Valery hope to do while working for Kate?

7. What does Kate do when Adam tries to leave her brothel?

8. How does Will make a lot of money during the war?

9. How does Cal discover that his mother is still alive?

10. What does Kate know about Joe Valery, and how does she plan to use this secret information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where did they appear, and how did the presence of these feelings change the characters who were involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how did they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

How did the relationship between Adam and Kate change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

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