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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. John and Elaine change trains at ___________, when her new kid glove has split at the thumb.

2. What does Ellen say to Cassie about men?

3. Where is Bud sitting when he reads the newspaper and the other men there are playing chess?

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

5. Who does Mrs. Sunderland think Jimmy is when he visits Ruth Prynne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the girl in the forget-me-not hat confront Emile in the street?

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

3. What does Bud witness at the corner of West Broadway and Franklin Street while he is eating peanuts?

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

5. What does Stan say when Elaine tells him his drinking is beyond a joke?

6. What does Stan say to Jimmy about languages?

7. How does Nicky Schatz set up the burglary of the apartment where Stan and Elaine are having an affair?

8. How does Stanwood Emery act toward Elaine when he first meets her?

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

10. What does John Oglethorpe say to George of his relationship with Elaine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is George Baldwin unfulfilled in his life? What is his relationship with women and how does he use them to try to find himself?

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

Advertising on a large scale is touched on in the book. Pick a few instances where advertising is being described. What does the author mean by including them in various places? How does it affect the characters?

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