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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 rescues a young captain whose troop has been hit by Nazi soldiers?

2. From which university does William's son graduate?

3. Who has Abel investigated after the airline crash?

4. Where do William and Kate vacation in Chapter 21?

5. When they leave the grand opening, where does the family find William?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Abel's plea and what her his charges in the bribery and corruption case against him?

3. 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?

4. How does Abel feel about the revenge he has had against William? How does it affect his family-life?

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

6. When William grows concerned about Abel buying stock in the bank, he phones him. What does William mean when he tells Abel he has a personal matter to discuss that involves only the two of them? Why does William say that?

7. Why do William and Abel both attend the grand opening of Florentyna's alone, without their families?

8. Who recommends William for the position of chairman at Lester Bank and why?

9. Explain when and why William and Kate get married.

10. When was a press conference scheduled to announce a bank merger between Lester and Kane and Cabot, and why was it canceled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the primary theme of Kane and Abel? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

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