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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. What is Matthew's illness?

2. What is the name of Abel's personal banker?

3. Who is actually William's competition for his new position in Chapter 23?

4. What position does Florentyna earn within six months of getting her first job?

5. What is Florentyna's fake first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard get so angry when he sees his girlfriend charging items on credit?

2. What does Osborne's defeat for re-election mean to Abel?

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

4. Why does Florentyna reject her father's offer to manage all the hotel gift shops in his chain?

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

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

7. Why does Abel ask his banker to buy stock in William's newly merged bank?

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

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

10. How does Henry Osborne die and what statement does his death make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Define the term flashback as it applies to literature. How are flashbacks used in Kane and Abel?

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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