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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 interested in selling stock in Lester, Kane and Company?

2. Who does Abel decide to pay $1 million to buy his shares in William's bank?

3. Who says he no longer trusts Matthew in Chapter 21?

4. Who first explains to Abel the charges against him?

5. Who tells William of Matthew's illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Abel's military career. What did he want out of it and what did he get out of it?

2. Why does Abel ask Melanie Leroy to leave her stockings and garters on when they have sex after Abel returns from war?

3. What is Hodgkin's Disease and who in this book is diagnosed with it?

4. What upsets Abel and provokes him to become a Congressional lobbyist?

5. When does William realize he has known Abel for a very long time? What made him realize it?

6. Why is Abel not surprised to see the media when he returns home from Turkey? Why is the media really waiting at the airport for him?

7. What does Richard worry about telling his father about his new love, Jessie Kovats?

8. How does Florentyna manage to get a job on her own merits?

9. What are the three reasons Abel and his daughter visit Europe when she completes high school?

10. What secret is Matthew keeping from his father and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Abel's bad qualities. Who is to blame for those qualities? Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers.

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