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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 activity has transformed Janine's life?

2. How old did Janine think Walter was?

3. What did Cindy once do because of her love for Miles?

4. Who offers to give Miles driving lessons?

5. Where do Miles and his mother go on vacation when Miles is nine years old?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the poison ivy is a metaphor in Part 1, Chapter 8.

2. What are the three elements consuming Janine's life at this point in time?

3. How is Tick different from most of the residents of Empire Falls?

4. How does David want Miles to expand his business opportunities?

5. Explain how Miles is too good for his own good.

6. Describe Max and what he represents in the town of Empire Falls.

7. Explain why Janine is obsessed with the number sixty as she sits at the football game.

8. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in Part 2, Chapter 12.

9. What inappropriate behavior does Jimmy reveal that makes Miles like him even less?

10. How does Miles try to help John Voss.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Empire Falls. What is the significance of the river?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Miles have a love-hate relationship with Max? Does Miles blame Max for his mother's indiscretions? Does Max hold any silent hostility toward Miles? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Who do you think is the real father of Miles and David Roby--Max or C.B. Whiting? Explain.

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