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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 restaurant does Vern take McLeish to in Part I?
2. Where does Jo perform in Part II?
3. What drug affects Ben's minds and moods most severely?
4. What illness does Ben suffer with?
5. What nickname does Jo give one of the young men in the wings in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one reason Alec feels distant from his son?
2. In Part II, what does Alec spend a lot of time doing besides working?
3. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?
4. How does Vern mislead his dinner companion in Part I?
5. Why does Vern refuse to talk to the object of his admiration in Part I in the restaurant?
6. How does Ben experience the world around him in Part II?
7. Why is Trevor upset with Ben in Part II?
8. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?
9. In Part II, who does Alec have a difficult relationship with in his life?
10. Why is Alec under some pressure to get a job in Part I as a young adult?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which character or characters do you think, by the end of the novel, feel(s) most comfortable and at peace with their life's choices and direction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Spufford describe Ben's time in hospice at the end of his life in Part V, and how do these descriptions relate to his rendering of the bombing that actually took Ben's life decades earlier? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Val do after serving her prison sentence to try to redeem herself, and what role does religion play in her activities post-prison? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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