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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake's fellow workers think he is?

2. Why does Harry say he is leaving town?

3. What changes about Mr. Singer after he learns the news at the asylum?

4. Who is the only person in Mick's "inside" room?

5. When Jake asks Willie to tell him what happened, what does Willie say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine and discuss the quote from Karl Marx that Doctor Copeland uses in the story, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." How did this apply to what was happening in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the composition written by the young boy and determine what were the problems Doctor Copeland had with the composition.

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