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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 two things make up Ray's life?

2. Where did Ray make up any lost income?

3. Who opens Jack's jar?

4. Who did Amy love to watch camping out in the nearby fields?

5. What does Vince use to scrape mud from his shoes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mandy meet Vince?

2. Why did Vince feel uncomfortable about seeing Jack's body?

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

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

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

6. What is the weather like as the men approach the pier?

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

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

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

10. What does Vince say they are looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 2001, Fred Schepisi directed a film version of Last Orders, starring Michael Caine. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character examine the way Swift uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about life in '80s Britain:

1) The Mercedes.

2) Family life.

3) Emigration.

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