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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 Jimmy inherit from his mother's estate?

2. What happens when Ed and the person who takes him out for a drink part ways?

3. What is the boy Slats really good at?

4. When Bud is on the Brooklyn Bridge, what does it sound like when a car goes by?

5. As the building is burning a man tells Thatcher what about the fire's origin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Nellie call George "Mr. Baldwin"?

5. 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?

6. Why has Bud Korpenning come to New York?

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

8. Why doesn't Jimmy's mother ever laugh anymore the week before he goes back to school? How does he react?

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

10. What happens when Ellen runs her hand through her husband John's hair on the train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does George Baldwin make money at the beginning of the book when he is looking for a case? How does his relationship with the McNeils evolve?

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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