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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 Jack tell Vic he is planning to sell?

2. Who does Lenny ask Ray about?

3. Where does Jack make Vince sit?

4. Why does Ray think Carol is upset that Susie is leaving?

5. What does Ray buy Carol for traveling in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does jack ask Vince for at the hospital?

2. What conversation does Vince remember having with Jack?

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

4. How does Lenny provoke Vince as they approach Dartford?

5. What does Vic have with him?

6. How did Ray get his nickname of Lucky?

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

8. How did Vince change after coming back from the army?

9. What big news did Susie tell Ray?

10. How did Vince rebel against Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

In 2001, Fred Schepisi directed a film version of Last Orders, starring Michael Caine. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

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