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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 Brenda's job?

2. What do people tell Ray he needs on him?

3. Who does Amy have to see?

4. Who does Lenny call Big Boy?

5. What does Vic joke about buying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Vic have with him?

3. What does jack ask Vince for at the hospital?

4. What does Ray talk to the bartender about?

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

6. How did Vince think differently to Jack?

7. How did Ray get his nickname of Lucky?

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

9. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss how Ray's divorce affected one of the following areas in his life:

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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