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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 did Vince become during the sixties?

2. Who asks Mandy for a kiss?

3. Where does Jack ask Vince to put the £1,000?

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

5. Which of the characters defends Amy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ray raise money to pay for Susie's plane ticket?

2. Why was Amy disappointed in Jack?

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

4. How did Vince rebel against Jack?

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

6. How did Vic know Jack was coming to say something important when he walked towards his shop?

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

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

9. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack?

10. Why did Vince fight in school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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