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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 kind of car pulls outside the pub?

2. Who borrows £5 from Ray?

3. What is Ray's nickname?

4. What kind of job did Ray's father want him to get?

5. What did Vince become during the sixties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack?

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

3. Why did Vince fight in school?

4. What was special about at an earlier time in the Coach and Horses in 1984?

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

6. How does Lenny goad Vince in this chapter?

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

8. What conversation does Vince remember having with Jack?

9. What does Vic have with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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