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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. Mr. Snow says actors and actresses are put on the market like what?

2. What does George Baldwin think of Washington?

3. What does Phil Sandbourne find himself drinking in the hospital after being hit by a car?

4. What does Phil want to sell?

5. Where does Jimmy take Harland to lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dutch asked to leave the dance floor of the Chinese restaurant?

2. What does Jimmy say about his job at the Times?

3. When Ellen is having their baby, why does Jimmy think she is going to die?

4. What does George tell Phil in regards to Elaine?

5. What are the virtues of its tobacco extolled by the Socony company?

6. What is Congo's line of work and how is he faring?

7. What does Ellen say to George when he tells her Cecily has consented to a divorce?

8. Why does Joe Harland tell Jimmy to be careful what he does?

9. What doe Phil think will happen if he can sell his tiles to architects?

10. How do the people at the Louis Expresso Association's Annual Dance react to Gus McNeil's presence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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