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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 the name of the men's pub?

2. Which character does Ray say always has clean hands?

3. What does Ray say Jack cannot see the sun doing?

4. How much money does Jack ask Vince to lend him?

5. What is Jack's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack's father, Ronnie?

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

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

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

8. How does Lenny goad Vince in this chapter?

9. How did Vince rebel against Jack?

10. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

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

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 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does Swift express these concerns?

2) How would Swift have to change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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