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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. How long does Jack stay in prison?

2. Who is Samuel Hutchins?

3. What kind of establishment is Mount Zion?

4. Where do Jack and Della spend a few hours for a night?

5. Where has Della left Jack's pet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jack and Della spend a few hours for a night?

2. What does Jack give Julia?

3. How did Jack wind up in prison?

4. Why does Jack isolate himself from his loved ones?

5. Why does Jack spray his pet with aftershave?

6. Who does Jack give his pet to?

7. Who gives Jack the keys to a building?

8. Why does Della's principal come to her house?

9. What does Della say about disappointing her family?

10. What does Hutchins say about Jack that takes him aback?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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