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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the brothel that Dwayne and Sonny go to?

2. Who does Dwayne beat up after Sam suggests that Jacy likes going to Wichita?

3. What does Sam say when Sonny asks for advice about Ruth?

4. Sonny quits his job delivering butane and instead does what?

5. Who does Sam leave the pool hall to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about how the character of Ruth makes you feel. Are you sad for her? Does her character frustrate you? What is your response to this character?

Essay Topic 2

Sonny and his father have had some major losses in their lives including Sonny's mother. Due to the losses there is tension between these two characters throughout the story. Write an essay on the effects the losses have had on the two of them as individuals and on their relationship with each other. Which character do you think should be extending a branch to the other to help mend the relationship, and why?

Essay Topic 3

It says in the book that after Sonny hit the referee in the back of the head during the basketball game he was a celebrity amongst the students. Why would this make him a celebrity? How long do you think this will last?

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