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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 do the two police officers send Jones when they discover he is wanted for rape?

2. What company is Mr. Houghton the head of?

3. What does Don tell Jones he should do to Madge?

4. How does Jones describe Madge's voice?

5. Who does Jones plan to kill in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jones finds himself at the San Pedro precinct in Chapter 21?

2. How does Jones' anger build to wanting to kill Stoddart?

3. What does Houghton tell the court?

4. What are Alice's thoughts on segregation?

5. Why does Jones and his co-workers think the blacks should not join the army?

6. How does Jones get accused of rape in Chapter 20?

7. What does Jones dream about at the beginning of Chapter 18?

8. Describe the confrontation between Jones and Stoddart in this section.

9. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

10. How does Jones takes the power away from Madge in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against segregation? What are the arguments for and against integration? Why did people decide integration was the way forward?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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