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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. Who leaves the limo?

2. Whose name is the limo driver's a variation of?

3. Why was Ruth reserved about relationships?

4. What did Hapgood do for Sacco and Vanzetti?

5. What is Starbuck's relationship with his prison guard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Starbuck agree to be McCone's protégé?

2. What are the degrees of separation between Sarah Wyatt and Mary Kathleen O'Looney in Chapter 9?

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

4. What effect do Starbuck's relationships have on him? What is he relationship with himself?

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

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

7. Why does the red ribbon on Starbuck's suit cause trouble?

8. How did the Cuyahoga Massacre impact Starbuck?

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

10. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Starbuck discusses he has only loved four women in his life. Those women are Sarah, Mary Kathleen, Ruth, and his mother. Discuss how Starbuck loves. What is his impact on those people, and what is their influence over him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whose story "Jailbird" is telling.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how "The Sermon on the Mount" applies to "Jailbird."

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