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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 see Gia doing when he leaves the Center for Children with AIDS after his first meeting with Alicia?
2. Who attacks the Nail?
3. Why does Alicia have too much to drink on the Friday she meets with Will Matthews?
4. What is T-72?
5. What is the Nail's connection to the Center for Children with AIDS?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is Will Matthews a good guy?
2. Why won't Gia agree to marry Jack?
3. Explain why Alicia wants to hire Jack.
4. How does Alicia react to her first visit from Detective Matthews at her apartment?
5. Why does Detective Matthews visit Alicia at her apartment?
6. What is Hector's health condition when Alicia visits him the day after her visit from the detective?
7. How does Jack feel about quitting his mercenary pursuits of justice in order to marry Gia?
8. What is Jack's response to seeing the children at the Center for Children with AIDS?
9. How does Jack respond to Gia's request that he help Alicia?
10. Why does Alicia attack a man with a fire extinguisher?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Legacies occurs over a two-week span that ends on Christmas Eve in an AIDS center.
1) How do the day of the week chapter headings impact the reader's experience and expectations?
2) How are the variety of houses and settings used to create different feelings at different points in the book?
3) How does the holiday time frame of the novel affect the story line?
Essay Topic 2
Should Jack quit his work as a mercenary of justice? Support your answer with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 3
Characters in Legacies make choices that impact others. Is Jack selfish for being involved with Gia and Vicky, given the dangers of his life? Is Gia a good mother for refusing to marry Jack, or a bad mother for letting him into her life in the first place? Would the situation be different if Jack was a police officer or a soldier rather than a mercenary?
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