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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 reminds Granddad that he didn't used to have to worry about the government?
2. Where does Hermy go?
3. According to Granddad, what does Hud lack the power to do?
4. What does Granddad tell Lonnie?
5. Where do they take Granddad?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Hud when he arrives home and why is he angry?
2. For whom does Lonnie go looking and why?
3. What does Lonnie do after saying goodbye to Jesse and who comes up from behind Lonnie in another vehicle?
4. What does Hud say about Granddad?
5. Where does Granddad send Lonnie and Jesse, and what do they discuss?
6. What does Lonnie do and think about after the church service?
7. What does Lonnie do in response to what Hud tells him?
8. What does Lonnie do and how does he describe the day?
9. What does Lonnie do with his rifle and why, and how does Hud react?
10. What does Lonnie hear and what does he think?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alcohol plays an active role in determining the behavior of several of the characters at one point or another in the book. Discuss the following:
1. What is alcoholism?
2. Do you think Hud is an alcoholic? What about Jesse?
3. Is there a time that Lonnie uses alcohol unwisely? Could this be a red flag for Lonnie as to the possibility that he could become an alcoholic? Why or why not?
4. Do you think Hud would have done the things he did while drunk when he was sober? Why or why not?
5. How does Granddad treat alcohol? Do he have a problem with drinking too much?
6. Would you label alcohol as a protagonist or antagonist? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by this book -- questions that McMurtry may have wanted readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term author agenda mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss McMurtry's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
Essay Topic 3
Three of the main characters, Hud, Granddad and Lonnie have striking contrasts in their personalities. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast Granddad and Lonnie. How are they alike? How are they different? Describe and analyze their relationship. What does each think about the other? Is it likely that Lonnie will grow more like Granddad as Lonnie ages? Why or why not?
2. Compare/contrast Granddad and Hud. How are they alike? How are they different? Which is more likable? Or is either character likable? Describe and analyze their relationship. What does each think about the other?
3. Compare/contrast Hud and Lonnie. How are they alike? How are they different? Which is more likable? Reliable? Describe and analyze their relationship. What does each think about the other?
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