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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 is the name of the child of Jimmy Herf and Ellen Thatcher?

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

3. In the Chinese restaurant, what song is the jazz band playing when Dutch and Francie are dancing?

4. How did Nevada get her name?

5. Where does Jimmy take Harland to lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When a shower of petals flutters all over the table at the roadhouse, how does Ellen react?

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

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

5. What does Anna's mother say when she scolds her for her line of work?

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

7. How does George declare his feelings for Elaine at dinner?

8. What does she mean when Rachel Goldweiser says that New York is pleasanter in midsummer than any other time?

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

10. What does Jimmy say gives him goose flesh as he talks to Tony Hunter about stories in the paper?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Advertising is a recurring motif in the book. Write about the role of advertising in New York society at this time, the effect it has on people, and how the author uses it to move the story line.

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