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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 dies on the trip from the castle to the prisoner of war camp?

2. How does Wladek's mother die?

3. How many castles does the Baron leave to his heir?

4. What bad news does William receive just after meeting the love of his life?

5. To whom does the Baron will his kingdom?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does William kick Henry out of the Kane house?

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

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

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

5. What helps William recover from the devastation of his father's death?

6. What is Wladek's birth defect and how do his foster parents explain it?

7. Explain how Richard dies and why his wife and child do not also die.

8. Explain young William's luggage scheme.

9. When is Wladek christened? How is the christening celebrated?

10. Discuss Davis Leroy's financial difficulties and how they end.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 2

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Select a different type of conflict and explain how this story would have differed under that particular type of conflict.

Essay Topic 3

What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in Kane and Abel? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

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