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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 is the second man to ask Abel to manage his hotel?

2. What was the value of William's family trust when he received his full inheritance?

3. Who is Anne's best friend?

4. Where does the Baron go to put his affairs in order?

5. Who does young William's second money making scheme anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Abel use his first job at a hotel to build wealth?

2. How does Wladek acquire his limp?

3. Describe the first time Abel makes note of Henry's dishonesty.

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

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

6. What does Anne receive of the family fortune when Richard dies?

7. Describe the circumstances of Wladek's birth.

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

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

10. Discuss the board vote when considering William and Simmons for the chairman position at the bank.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss William and Abel as major characters and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How do the minor characters fit the definition?

Essay Topic 2

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Kane and Abel. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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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