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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 hope he can discover with Milkdud's help?

2. What is stolen from the Center for Children with AIDS in the first Friday section of the book?

3. What do Alicia and Will drink at dinner the night of her appointment with Gordon Haffner?

4. Where does Yoshio Takita discover that Thomas Clayton goes on a regular basis?

5. Where do Alicia and Will have dinner the night of her appointment with Gordon Haffner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jack continuing to help Jorge?

2. Describe Hector's condition on the day that Jack returns the toys to the Center.

3. Why does Kemel worry that his conversation in the lawyer's office was overheard?

4. How does Jack bring the Nail to justice?

5. How does Jack respond to Gia's request that he help Alicia?

6. Why does Gia DiLauro recommend that Alicia Clayton contact Repairman Jack?

7. Describe Kemel's feelings about being in America.

8. What is Jack's reaction to taking on Alicia's case?

9. Describe the Nail.

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

Jack's understanding of right and wrong don't necessarily mesh with that of the American legal system. For each of the following characters, explain what Jack would see as fitting justice, had they lived: Ronald Clayton, Thomas Clayton, and Sam Baker.On what basis does Jack make his decisions regarding justice and right and wrong? Use specific examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Many symbolic items are used in the telling of Legacies, such as the lamp, the Center, and Ronald Clayton's safety deposit box. Select any three examples of symbolism in the novel and explain:

1) What it contributes to the story.

2) How it is related to other characters, events or objects in the story.

3) Why the author chose that particular item to symbolize what it represents.

Essay Topic 3

Who does more good for the world, Jack or Alicia?

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