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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. What is Frut Cocktail the name of?

3. Which character struggles the most to walk up the hill?

4. Who does Ray fantasize about giving his winnings to?

5. Why did Jack have to close the Butcher's shop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the characters cope climbing up the hill?

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

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

6. How do the friends spread Jack's ashes?

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

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

9. What does Vince say they are looking for?

10. How does Ray think insurance works?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine Swift's writing style. How would you describe Swift's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Swift's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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