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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. When does the New York Florentyna's open?
2. Who was injured when his troop crossed the Rhine River?
3. Who hires a private detective on behalf of William to investigate Abel?
4. Who first explains to Abel the charges against him?
5. Who calls William with news that angers him after he returns from war?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Abel remember Davis Leroy when he rebuilds his Chicago hotel and why?
2. How does Abel feel about the revenge he has had against William? How does it affect his family-life?
3. Why does Florentyna reject her father's offer to manage all the hotel gift shops in his chain?
4. What is the obvious reason that William is glad to see Abel's success in reopening the Chicago hotel?
5. When does William realize he has known Abel for a very long time? What made him realize it?
6. What secret is Matthew keeping from his father and why?
7. Why does Abel put Henry Osborne in charge of the Kane account?
8. When was a press conference scheduled to announce a bank merger between Lester and Kane and Cabot, and why was it canceled?
9. What upsets Abel and provokes him to become a Congressional lobbyist?
10. Discuss the Biblical reference of this book.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the sequence of this book. How does the author tell the story of Kane and Abel? Analyze the effectiveness of the author's choice of sequence.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of family as a motif in this novel. Be sure to define motif in your response.
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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