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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What smell does Rod find overpowering?

2. Who finishes designing the angle and depth of the holes he wants drilled?

3. Who is is still with the general manager after her thirty-day probation period passes?

4. Whose car did Manfred vandalize?

5. Who asks to be let off his mining contract?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the title "Gold Mine"? How does this relate to the protagonist Rod and in particular to the main theme of the book? What did the author mean by calling the book "Gold Mine"? Cite an example to support your answer.

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