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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 the person whose eldest son is arrested, on the Thursday of Alicia's abduction, expect the consequence of this action to be?

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

3. What does Jack look for immediately after reviewing Ronald Clayton's will with Alicia?

4. Why does Jack consider referring Alicia to a lawyer friend as he walks back to the Center after giving someone a fake check in the story?

5. How does Kemel die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jack and Alicia get past Sam Baker's men to get into the Clayton House?

2. Describe Yoshio's strengths.

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

4. Why does Jack regret pulling Alicia from the van that abducts her?

5. Why does Jack maintain the country house?

6. Why does Kemel just want the Clayton House situation to be resolved?

7. Is Kemel an honorable man?

8. How do Jack and Yoshio feel about each other?

9. How does Jack help Alicia cope with her past abuse?

10. Describe Ronald Clayton's will.

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

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 3

Cultural, religious, and legal dictates alter society's perception of what is right, wrong and morally acceptable. Select two characters from the novel whose actions are affected by these outside beliefs (as opposed to an inner sense of morality), and explain how this effects character development and the plot of the story.

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