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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 does Ray say Carol said before she left him?

2. What does Jack tell Vic he is planning to sell?

3. What is the name of Jack's wife?

4. Where did Amy and Jack meet for the first time?

5. Where did Jack usually walk to after work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Jack and his wife planned to do before Jack died?

2. What fond memory does Ray have of his father?

3. How did Ray get his nickname of Lucky?

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

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

6. What happened between Ray and Carol when Susie left?

7. Why did Vince fight in school?

8. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack?

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

10. Why do the men feel good as they head towards Margate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Swift's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? Does he identify with any of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character examine the way Swift uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Swift writes Last Orders in the first person and from different points of view. Why do you think Swift chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if Swift wrote it in the third person?

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