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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Dr. Copeland decide he needs to talk to about his son?

3. What is Jack Blount's dream?

4. Who does Biff watch for when he goes back to work in Part 2, Chapter 8?

5. What did Mr. Singer find out when he gets to the asylum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were the conversations with John Singer were mostly one sided. Was it mostly because he was deaf, or because they other characters were content just having someone to talk to?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate Jake Blount's statement, "The old cow grazes all over--in the south, the west, the north, and the east. But she's milked in just one place." What did he mean by this analogy?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character of Biff Brannon. Although he liked trying to figure out a good puzzle, he was also an enigma. What was going on inside him? Why did he start wearing his wife's perfume and using her hair conditioner after she died? Why does he consider it a compliment when Lucille tells him he'd make a good mother? Was there anything suspicious about his actions toward Mick Kelly?

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