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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 is Wladek's birthdate?

2. What is baby William's middle name?

3. Where is Florentyna buried?

4. Who does Abel meet with in Chapter 17 to discuss his options regarding the hotel chain?

5. Where is baby William born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abel have sex with Melanie Leroy shortly after inheriting her father's hotel chain?

2. How does Wladek discover he is the Baron's second son?

3. Why does Abel meet with William after Davis Leroy's death?

4. How does Abel make his way to Chicago from New York?

5. Explain why Davis Leroy's daughter initially rejects Abel's physical advances. What is her advice to Abel?

6. In addition to his night studies in English, what other tutoring does Abel seek and why?

7. How does Wladek acquire his inheritance?

8. How does William meet Kate?

9. Discuss William's finances and financial goals set during his junior year in college.

10. Describe William Kane's birth.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast George and Matthew as minor characters in Kane and Abel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss William and Abel as main characters of Kane and Abel. What is the definition of main character and how do these men fit it?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of this novel? What was the mood of it? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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