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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. With whom will Miss Beryl be having Thanksgiving dinner this year?

2. What job does Carl have for Sully?

3. What is the imminent holiday as the novel opens?

4. With whom is Sully having an affair?

5. Where does Sully have coffee with the person in #11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Deidre and why does Peter call her on Thanksgiving evening?

2. What plans does Sully have for Thanksgiving dinner?

3. Describe how Sully leads a strange existence.

4. What happens to the scheduled meeting Sully has with Miles Anderson?

5. Who is Carl Roebuck and what is the standing disagreement between him and Sully?

6. Why do Sully and Ruth part angrily after Sully proposes marriage?

7. Why is The Horse such a popular spot in New Bath?

8. How much does Sully heed Wirf's advice?

9. Why is Sully jealous of Carl?

10. What is Miss Beryl's relationship with her son, Clive Jr.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of NOBODY'S FOOL. What is the significance of the town's economic depression? How does it impact the setting?

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

It can be said of NOBODY'S FOOL that nothing really happens. Explain how NOBODY'S FOOL is a character-driven book as opposed to a plot-driven book. How well does Russon develop the characters to make them real and engaging?

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