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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 topic of conversation is problematic for Ruth and Sully?

2. To whom does Sully return the person in #69?

3. What does Sully do at the OTB?

4. What does the person in #61 tell Sully to buy?

5. Who gave Sully money after his apartment burned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Sully leads a strange existence.

2. Why does Peter call an ambulance for his father on Thanksgiving night?

3. What is Sully's relationship with his family?

4. What reason is revealed about why Clive Jr. does not like Sully?

5. What is the setting for NOBODY'S FOOL?

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

7. Is it easy for people to have any privacy in North Bath?

8. What is the status of Sully's disability claim?

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

10. Why is Sully jealous of Carl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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