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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 did Vince think of the money he gave Jack as?

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

4. What month does the story take place in?

5. What is Frut Cocktail the name of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Vince say they are looking for?

6. How did Amy meet Jack?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the role of one of the following jobs: butcher, insurance worker, undertaker and car salesman.

1) What kind of person would be best suited to the job?

2) In what way did the character in the book have the right characteristics to succeed in that job? Was it the perfect job for him or would he have been more suited to something else?

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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