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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. What does Starbuck say to Clewes?
(a) He's sorry.
(b) He is happy to be out.
(c) He's missed him.
(d) He forgot about him.

2. Mary Kathleen is concerned there is no _____ in the world.
(a) Caution.
(b) Humor.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Creativity.

3. What was the weather like the night Sacco and Vanzetti were executed?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Raining.
(c) Clear.
(d) Hot.

4. What does Mary Kathleen not remember?
(a) Starbuck's crimes.
(b) Her marraige.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) Her last name.

5. How did all the current RAMJAC employees gain their positions?
(a) They are related to the Graham's.
(b) They had good college educations.
(c) They were kind.
(d) They bribed the authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Clewes' wife?

2. What connection has Starbuck not made by Chapter 20?

3. While unpacking at the Arapahoe, what does Starbuck wonder?

4. Why does Starbuck wake up so early?

5. What does Mary Kathleen carry in her plastic bags?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Mary Kathleen's death?

2. How far has Leland Clewes come since Starbuck last saw him?

3. To Mary Kathleen, why does Starbuck have a good heart?

4. How does Leen mistake Starbuck for Mrs. Graham?

5. Why does Starbuck face more jail time after Mary Kathleen's death?

6. Why should Starbuck have gone to the police in Chapter 11?

7. Why are Starbuck's reunions with Mary Kathleen and Clewes a climax of "Jailbird"?

8. Why does the harp salesman want to call the police on Starbuck?

9. Why does Starbuck cry when he sees Mary Kathleen?

10. As far as Starbuck knows, why are he and the other "saints" at Leen's apartment?

(see the answer keys)

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