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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Starbuck lose all his money?
(a) He gave it away.
(b) He gambled it away.
(c) He made a bad investment.
(d) It was taken as evidence.

2. Walter Starbuck is an ex-con, ex-capitalist, and ex-_________.
(a) Husband.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Student.

3. What did Starbuck's son change his name to?
(a) His wife's name.
(b) Back to the original Polish.
(c) His mother's maiden name.
(d) A fake name.

4. Looking in the mirror in his new suit, Starbuck observes that he looks _____.
(a) Refreshed.
(b) Happy.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Old.

5. Why was Clewes sent to prison?
(a) He killed someone.
(b) He robbed a bank.
(c) He sold government secrets.
(d) He was a Communist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hapgood do for Sacco and Vanzetti?

2. What did Starbuck become involved with because of Sarah?

3. About children, Ruth prophesied, "If I had one, it would be a _______."

4. Saying Trout is on the "outside" means what?

5. Why was Sarah furious with Starbuck?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Starbuck become involved in the Watergate Scandal?

2. Is "The Sermon on the Mount" a reasonable defense for Sacco and Vanzetti? Why or why not?

3. How is "tension" a major theme in the Prologue?

4. How did Starbuck meet his wife, Ruth? Why was the beginning of their relationship rocky?

5. What ruins Sarah's and Starbuck's date? Why does she insist they leave?

6. How is the theme of interconnection displayed through Starbuck's narrative voice?

7. What do we learn about Starbuck by his attitude towards the red ribbon?

8. Is an event's existence or its meaning more important to Starbuck? How?

9. What does the arrival of the famous prisoner tie together?

10. What was the nature of Starbuck's relationship with Nixon?

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