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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 Bernie Skinner's job?

2. What does Vic order to drink?

3. What does Ray buy Carol for traveling in?

4. What kind of business did Ray's father own?

5. What does Ray give his winning to Susie to buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Vince rebel against Jack?

2. What big news did Susie tell Ray?

3. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

4. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack?

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

6. What does Vic say about his profession in this section?

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

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

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

10. What does Vince say he hated his father for doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Swift use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Was generational gap expressed in Last Orders particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

Essay Topic 3

Compare American and British culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) How have the two cultures influenced each other?

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