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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 does Singer move?

2. What does Charles Parker, Antonapoulos's cousin do?

3. Where did Mick Kelly take her brothers on Sunday morning?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what two people does Jake Blount picture himself sitting with at a table?

5. What does Mick suddenly realize about her father in Part 2, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What place did Mick Kelly favor during her long walks at night, and why?

2. What does Jake Blount mean when he speaks about "us," saying he doesn't know how many of us there are in this country?

3. What happens to Mister Singer when he realizes his friend, Antonapoulos is dead?

4. What does Blount want even more than a job?

5. What three things does Antonapoulos like to do most?

6. Where does Antonapoulos's cousin, Charles Parker, take him after he gets into more trouble?

7. What impact does the situation with Hitler in Europe have on Harry and Mick?

8. Why does Jake insist on going to visit Willie after hears about the young man's situation?

9. In what ways do Portia and her father differ in their reaction to Willie's punishment in prison and the loss of his feet?

10. What characteristics did Biff Brannon have that may have seemed in conflict, yet after the death of his wife flourished?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between this Southern town and Northern towns of equal size? Does the location of the story make a difference in this story? Why? How would the story change if it took place in a different location? What would be lost from the story?

Essay Topic 2

Most of the characters intertwined with one another throughout the novel; however, most had an independent relationship with John Singer. In what ways was his role in the story important? Would the entire novel have had enough substance without him in the story? What role did he play?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the inequality both Doctor Copeland and Jake Blount were so determined to help end. If these were actual people, were their approaches ever successful?

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