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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. Who is John Singer?

2. On the second day of the story when he returns to Singer's apartment, what does Jake tell Mr. Singer about himself?

3. What doesn't Dr. Copeland eat?

4. What do Antonapoulos and Singer have in common?

5. In the opening pages of Chapter 3, what are Mr. and Mrs. Brannon arguing about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had changed about Mick Kelly as she sat in the restaurant on the evening of August 21, 1939?

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

4. After living without his friend for over a year, why did the death of the other man push Mister Singer to suicide?

5. What does John Singer do when Antonapoulos started getting into trouble?

6. Why does Doctor Copeland want to contact Mister Singer?

7. What is the difference between Jake Blount and Doctor Copeland's feelings about inequality of the races and the power of the rich?

8. What was Mick's theory about the younger kids in a family?

9. Who is Mick Kelly?

10. Why did Singer suddenly go away during July without warning?

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

Mick Kelly's dream was to be a famous pianist. Was this dream realistic? What would she have had to overcome to achieve her dream? What talent, if any, did she show in the story that might lead the reader to believe this dream might come true one day? Did Mick see being a pianist as a means to travel around the world, or were the dreams to play piano and travel independent of one another?

Essay Topic 3

Explain communism, fascism and capitalism. How do these relate to the story?

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