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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 does Ray do instead of telling Jack about the bet?

2. What is Ray's surname?

3. What did Vince want to set up at Vince's scrap yard?

4. Why did Ray arrange to take time off work?

5. What is Ray's last rule of gambling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Vince do at Wick's farm?

3. What are the friends looking for in Chatham?

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

5. What deal did Vince offer Ray for the use of his yard?

6. How did an affair start between Ray and Amy?

7. What problems has Lenny had with his daughter Sally?

8. What does Vic remember about the funeral at Fairfax Park Hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Swift's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

Swift writes Last Orders in the first person and from different points of view. Why do you think Swift chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if Swift wrote it in the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Swift's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? Does he identify with any of the characters?

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