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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 color legs does Ray say the nurse has?

2. What kind of drink does Ray buy for Lenny?

3. What did Carol always want to do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Vince think differently to Jack?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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