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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Clara starts to cry?

2. Why does Smitty ask Ellie whether they are considering settling in France?

3. Who arrives at an airport in France where he is met by a group of reporters who ask him, in French, how he feels about his impending fight with Jack?

4. Where does Jack say he is going?

5. Of what do the Germans go out in search?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack is called both a boxer and a campeon.

Part 1) Who calls him these names? Why do they call him these names?

Part 2) What is the significance of these names? How do act as reminders to Jack?

Part 3) Do you believe that these names sum up who Jack is? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The conversation Jack has with the Young Man from Africa is significant.

Part 1) Describe this conversation. How is this conversation connected to previous events and characters?

Part 2) What does this conversation reveal about both Jack and the Young Man? How does this conversation remind Jack of who he really is?

Part 3) Is Jack able to accept or understand the Young Man's message? Why or why not? What are the consequences of his ability or inability to comprehend or act on this message?

Essay Topic 3

Ellie commits suicide.

Part 1) Why does she commit suicide? What foreshadows her suicide?

Part 2) How does her suicide affect Jack? Why does it affect him this way?

Part 3) Is her suicide necessary to this plot and to changes in Jack's character? Why or why not?

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