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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 Herf offer his cousin, Joe Harland, in Chapter 11?

2. According to Stan, what was Athens built of?

3. What is the name of the child of Jimmy Herf and Ellen Thatcher?

4. Stan used to say to Ellen, "No time to get tight like______".

5. Where do the minarets flame-like great candles round the Golden Horn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stan say to himself in the mirror regarding his marriage?

2. What has happened in Captain James Merivale's family since he has been gone?

3. How does Pearline normally feel about fires?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the greatest sight in the world according to Jimmy Herf as he and his family return from abroad?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many men fawn all over Ellen as she becomes famous on Broadway. How does she react to different advances of the men in her life? Which one does she really love? What does she say about herself regarding her love for this man?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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