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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 is Ellen's mother's name?

2. What does Joe Harland tell Joe O'Keefe not to buy any more of?

3. Where does Mother McCree say she lost her husband?

4. Morton signs the bill making New York what?

5. What competing lawyer comments to George Baldwin on his railroad case?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the man with the diamond stud compliment Olga?

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

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

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

6. What does Joe Harland say of whiskey when he goes to the bar?

7. What does Jimmy say to Stan when he asks for liquor in the morning, and where has Stan come in from?

8. What has Ed Thatcher worried as he enters the hospital with flowers for his wife?

9. What does Jimmy's mother tell him when he burns his tongue on hot mustard?

10. Why does Jimmy walk faster when he passes the Chinese laundry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point Ellen says that having children is an admission of defeat. Eventually, after Stan's death, she marries Jimmy Herf and has a child. How does she feel about her life, Jimmy, the child, and Stan's death?

Essay Topic 2

Joe Harland is a figure who has lost his significant power. Describe his struggles and how he copes with losing everything. How is he an iconic figure of the time period?

Essay Topic 3

What is Joe O'keefe's role in the book? What is he trying to accomplish? Does he succeed in his goals? How does he affect changes in the realms in which he invests his time?

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