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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. Who did Vic see strolling with Amy?

2. Why does Ray go to the bathroom?

3. Who holds Jack's remains as they walk to the Cathedral?

4. Why does Vic think it is good that Amy did not come?

5. Which character tries to keep the peace between Lenny and Vince?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vince think about when he heard that Jack was dying?

2. How does Lenny react when Vince starts to unscrew Jack's jar?

3. Why does the situation in the pub in Rochester feel surreal?

4. What photograph does Vince think about?

5. What does Vince regret doing to his daughter Kathy?

6. What do the characters think about as they look at the war memorial?

7. How did Mandy meet Vince?

8. Why did Amy decide not to tell Jack about her affair with Ray?

9. Why did Vince think changes were happening in the sixties?

10. How did Amy meet Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Vince's adoption affected one of the following areas in his life:

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

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

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?

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