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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. Which character's birthday is it?

2. Why was Amy disappointed in Jack?

3. What kind of flowers are on the grass verges near Greenwich Park?

4. What does Ray say Jack and him visited together?

5. Where did Ray work before the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

2. Why was Amy disappointed in Jack?

3. What big news did Susie tell Ray?

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

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

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

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

8. What reason does Ray give for Amy not coming on the trip?

9. Why was Vince getting teased at school?

10. What conversation does Vince remember having with Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Swift's writing style. How would you describe Swift's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Swift's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline Jack's influence on his or her life:

1) Vince

2) Lenny

3) Amy

4) Vic

5) Ray

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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