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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 Bradshaw ask Jack to do?

2. When does Jack knock on Della's door in the middle of the night?

3. Who is Teddy?

4. Who does Jack wake up to see when he sleeps on Della's couch?

5. What does Jack aspire to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Jack?

3. Who is Bradshaw?

4. Where does Jack meet Della in the middle of the night?

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

6. What does Jack borrow from Della?

7. What book does Jack leave on Della's doorstep?

8. What does Delia tell Jack?

9. How does Della think Jack is living his life?

10. What does Della want to be someday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the themes of isolation. Who experiences isolation, and in what ways? How does this experience impact them and their behavior and beliefs? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Jack's obsession with harmlessness. What does it mean to be harmless to Jack, and why is this something he aspires to? In what ways does he, despite himself, actually cause harm? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Jack's relationship to the Church. What is Jack's history with the Church? In what ways has his views of it changed or remained the same throughout his life? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

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