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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 Jack ask to buy off Ray?

2. Where did Jack and Amy go for their honeymoon

3. What does Lenny eat at the pub?

4. What does Vince say it looked like they wrapped Jack's body in?

5. Why does Amy say she hated Jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ray think insurance works?

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

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

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

5. Why did Ray refuse to sell Jack his camper van?

6. How did Vince feel about giving money to Jack?

7. How does Lenny react when Vince leaves behind Jack's remains?

8. How did Mandy meet Vince?

9. What does Vince say they are looking for?

10. What are the friends looking for in Chatham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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