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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 picture hangs in Joe Harland's bedroom?

2. What does Stan say he was born as?

3. What is Stan reading as he is lying on Jimmy's bed?

4. What country is the person from who goes with Ed for a drink?

5. What is Emile's job in New York in "Metropolis"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George Baldwin tell Gus to do if reporters come by?

2. Why can't Jimmy remember how his mother used to look when he is near the cemetery?

3. What does Stan say about success?

4. Who does George Baldwin have lunch with after encountering Mr. Emery of Emery & Emery on his way out of his office building, and what does he tell this person?

5. Why does the barkeep at the saloon tell Thatcher that it is no good to save money?

6. Why does Mrs. Olafson say that life is really going to be worth living now?

7. What does Harry say of Elaine's performance backstage with Sol next to him?

8. What does Ellen say about Stan's demeanor in regards to New YorK?

9. What does the man sitting next to Joe Harland in the Battery say of the actresses in the papers?

10. Why does Jimmy call up his Aunt Emily, Riverside 2466?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Congo's outlook on life and how he progresses throughout the book. Does he retain his sense of humanity? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Stan Emery is a rich kid who can't seem to find his way in life. Describe his lifestyle and how it eventually leads to his demise. Include incidents from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Jimmy's fascination with skyscrapers. How do skyscrapers define New York at this time period?

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