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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 Vic's profession?

2. What kind of car pulls outside the pub?

3. Who does Ray see eating a sandwich in the park?

4. Where does Ray say Vince has just come from?

5. What do people tell Ray he needs on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ray's life like after the war?

2. Why did Vince start to feel guilt during the trips to the seaside?

3. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack's father, Ronnie?

4. How does Lenny goad Vince in this chapter?

5. Why was Vince getting teased at school?

6. How did Vince think differently to Jack?

7. What does Vic have with him?

8. Why did Vince fight in school?

9. How did Vince rebel against Jack?

10. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) It was people's ability to travel and not music that changed society in the sixties.

2) The working class characters are often too cliche to have any real impact on the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Vince's adoption affected one of the following areas in his life:

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Ray's divorce affected one of the following areas in his life:

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

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