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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 Ellen say a woman wants when George says he will go mad if he can't have her?

2. Who has gotten her throat X-rayed?

3. Who does Tony Hunter go out with despite his homosexuality?

4. What does Harland say of the photographs in the paper?

5. Jimmy is soaring like a _____________ when he smells Ellen's hair while dancing.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Maisie's boyfriend Jack say he has worked for?

2. What does Jimmy say to Congo concerning their comparative social status?

3. What does Congo say of Jimmy's life experience?

4. How does Pearline normally feel about fires?

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

6. What does Dick Snow say about Ellen's divorce?

7. Why does Stan throw the chair through the window of his apartment?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an adult, Jimmy Herf often slips into daydreams as he is walking or working. How does this ability to daydream affect his job at the Times? Who are characters in his daydreams? What do some of his daydreams mean?

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

Rosie and Jake, two criminals, seem to have the most successful relationship in the book. Cite examples of this from the book and explain why it seems they truly love each other.

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