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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. Who does Della say Jack is like?

2. Where does Jack get a job?

3. Why does Jack move from one rooming house to another?

4. What does the letter Jack receives from Teddy say?

5. What is Della's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bellafointaine?

2. Who does Della run into on her way out of the cemetery?

3. What does Jack see in Della's window one day when he passes her house?

4. Why is Della concerned about her job when she meets Jack one night?

5. Why does Jack leave his date with Della?

6. Who is upset at the beginning of the novel?

7. What does Della's father do?

8. What does Jack throw in Della's bushes?

9. What happens when Della passes Jack on the street one day?

10. What does Jack borrow from Della?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Jack and Della's marriage. What is the nature of this marriage? What, in their eyes, makes their union a legitimate marriage? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Jack and Della's common interest in literature. What kind of literature do they bond over? In what ways do types of writing or writers that they are attracted impact their ideas about love and life? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the ways in which Della changes Jack. In what ways does her presence in his life cause a shift in his thinking or behavior? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

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