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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. Where does Jack tell Alicia he will take her after she works at the Center, on the day after the country house incident?

2. How does Yoshio follow Jack and Alicia to the cabin in the mountains?

3. What is Alicia's reaction to the news of the arsonist's death?

4. Where does Jack spend Christmas Eve?

5. Who does Jack beat up on the Thursday that Alicia is abducted in the van?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alicia react upon revisiting the Clayton House for the first time in years?

2. Why does Alicia destroy her father's discovery?

3. Describe Ronald Clayton's will.

4. How does Jack retrieve Alicia after her abduction?

5. Describe Jack's country house.

6. How does Jack react to learning that Alicia hired an arsonist?

7. Describe Jack's house hunt.

8. Why does Jack maintain the country house?

9. Describe events that take place at the cabin in the mountains, after Yoshio arrives.

10. Describe Yoshio's strengths.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alicia's desire to destroy her father's house and Ronald Clayton's will are critical elements in Legacies which are connected. Analyze how the physical manifestation of Ronald Clayton's will effects Alicia's behavior throughout the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is the best use of symbolism in the novel? Explain why you decided what you did, and compare/contrast it against other examples of symbolism in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Are Jack's actions in Legacies justified? Fully defend your point.

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