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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 is upset at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who took Jack's money at a restaurant?

3. What is Della's job?

4. Who is Delia?

5. Who is Teddy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jack in love with?

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

3. Who is Jack?

4. What does Della want to be someday?

5. What does Delia tell Jack?

6. What is Bellafointaine?

7. Who is Bradshaw?

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

9. What had Della mistook Jack for when they first met?

10. What does Della's father do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you describe the various settings of the novel. Where does the novel take place, and what about these places are significant to the themes and characters of the novel? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Jack's relationship with Della. What is the nature of this relationship? What makes it so complicated for both of them? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Jack's view of his own mortality. What does Jack think about his own life? Does he see his life as one of meaning and value? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

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