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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 was Paul hurt when he went to fight for a third time the man he thought stole his lover?

2. What is the name of the club where Janice gets a job in "Leaving and Asking"?

3. What do Claude and his family order to eat after his graduation?

4. Where does Paul have a bruise when he comes home in "Leaving and Asking"?

5. What does Justin S. use to carry his shower supplies to the shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Janice and Claude encounter in the office of Loka House?

2. Why does Claude think that Whitney is scared in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?

3. What does Janice decide to do instead of follow Claude to Missouri?

4. Why has Janice come to Missouri?

5. In "The Prairie Executioner #2," what does Claude do when he goes back to his dorm room?

6. What does Chester Dexter try to persuade Janice to do in "Ohio"?

7. In "Reunion," what does Janice look like?

8. What meeting does Claude's RA have in "Icebreaker"?

9. Who is Charles Doyle, why does Paul fight him, and what happens when Paul fights him?

10. In "Sociology #1," what does Claude feel about conversations on campus as he walks to the journalism office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a riot between the police and the Redbelters. How does the riot start? How violent is the riot? How does the violence affect the humanity of the participants—the police and the Redbelters?

Essay Topic 2

Annette goes to California and leaves Janice behind. Why does Annette leave Chicago? Why does she leave Janice behind? Does she abandon Janice?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical fiction?

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