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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 Jack leave in Della's bushes?

2. Who is Bradshaw?

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

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

5. What suit is Jack wearing the first time he meets Della?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lorraine?

2. What does Della want to be someday?

3. What is Bellafointaine?

4. Who is Jack in love with?

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

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

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

8. Why is Della upset when she sees Jack the day after Thanksgiving?

9. What does Della's father do?

10. Who is Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Jack and Reverend Hutchins. What is the nature of this relationship, and in what ways does it impact Jack? 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 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.

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