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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. How old is the top rock breaker in the Sonder Ditch?

2. What is the strange sound that Rod hears underground?

3. How much Rand does Manfred owe in his gambling debt?

4. Where does the person who invited Manfred to gamble stay?

5. Where has Rod gotten a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Manfred ask Rod to do in terms of drilling after he reads the report on the drilling site?

2. What is Manfred's week of triumphs entail in Europe?

3. Describe Johnny.

4. What is Manfred's typical gambling streak of losing?

5. What does Manfred do that makes the fat man apoplectic?

6. Describe Joseph M'Kati.

7. How is Dan pleasantly surprised by his evening out with Rod?

8. How does Rod's car get vandalized?

9. Describe Rob's meeting at the head office with Manfred about drilling after the accident.

10. Why does Hurry hate the office he works in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Travel through mining areas appears throughout "Gold Mine". Who travels? Who stays behind? In what ways are characters motivated by their ability to travel? What is their effect on other characters and their lives? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the depiction of these two female characters in the book, Teresa and Hettie. How are they similar? How are they different? How are their ultimate experiences similar? What is the lesson that the author wishes to convey through these examples?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Smith's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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