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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 does Katrina tell Francis her poet sees?
2. How did Skippy Maguire ruin his hand?
3. What did Francis’ mother announce at Thanksgiving dinner after Francis was married?
4. What are the dead folks building in Annie’s back yard, when Francis visits?
5. Who does Fiddler Quain tell Francis he’ll have to forgive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What deal do Francis and Rosskam strike regarding Francis’ pay for the day?
2. Describe the vision Francis sees at Colonie Street.
3. Who was Katrina Daugherty and what was her role in Francis’ life?
4. Explain the meaning of the attention Rosskam draws to Francis’ hands.
5. What memories does Rosskam’s sex talk evoke for Francis?
6. What kind of peace does Francis make with Annie?
7. What was Francis’ mother’s relationship with Katrina Daugherty like?
8. How did Helen’s mother and brother cheat her?
9. What does Francis buy from Rosskam, and what is its significance?
10. How does Helen feel about her life, when she is summing it up as she dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
Essay Topic 2
The ending of the novel is ambiguous, but there are clues throughout the novel about whether it might be read optimistically or pessimistically. What indications does Kennedy give the reader about what to make of the ending? What conclusion do you come to about the conclusion?
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate your own reading of Ironweed—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
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