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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 major problems does the doctor find Winfield has with his heart?

2. Who does Boudreaux decide against killing in the gunfight?

3. What part of the quarter does Suzanne live in?

4. What does Seth talk to Winfield about to get him excited about Lathrop's election win?

5. What is the name of the brothel Winfield visits with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the doctor give Winfield?

2. What do Broussard and Suzanne do together on the beach?

3. Describe Broussard's first morning of freedom.

4. How does Winfield end up on the side of the railroad?

5. How does Winfield spend his first afternoon in his home town?

6. Why does Boudreaux decide he will be safe on the slope until morning?

7. How does Suzanne live her life?

8. How does Boudreaux escape the workhouse?

9. How does Boudreaux die?

10. What is the parole board's verdict on Broussard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Winfield's upbringing effect him and the decisions he makes in the book? How can Winfield get over the trouble he experienced as a child?

Essay Topic 2

What does it take to become a successful musician in Nashville? In what way did Winfield have the character to succeed? Why isn't he able to continue his success?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Winfield's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Winfield hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Winfield ideas about life?

3. How has Winfield's character changed by the end of the book?

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