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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 Tyler Klement do for work?
2. Though there is little furniture in Lise and Emil's home, what object is a prominent feature in every room?
3. What is the name that some people in town call Jake and that Frank calls him as well when he is angry?
4. What two words does Emil keep repeating once he returns home from the private hospital?
5. What does Frank say is intended to be the highlight of the Independence Day celebration in Luther Park?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Frank and Jake come upon the Indian man and the apparently lifeless man referred to as Skipper, the Indian man says, "Know what I like about railroad tracks? They're always there but they're always moving" (32). When Jake replies, "Just like a river" (32), why is Frank shocked at Jake's reply?
2. What lengths has Gus gone to in order to make sure Nathan does not know of the card games he runs in the basement of the church?
3. How does Axel's request of Jake at the hospital reveal differences between Frank and Jake?
4. What messages is the reader meant to absorb from the conversation between Frank and Warren Redstone in the O'Keefes' basement?
5. Why is it such a significant moment when Nathan tells his sons, Frank and Jake, about the first dead body he saw in the war?
6. Where do Frank and Jake go just before Bobby Cole's funeral, and how does Jake's suit sleeve get ripped?
7. How does Frank convince his dad to give him the tire iron for the boys' walk home from the jail and what do they subsequently do with it?
8. What are the purposes of the Drum family's visit to Emil and Lise Brandt's house?
9. How does the scene at the old rock quarry reveal themes of adolescent sexuality through Frank's character?
10. How does Frank feel about his older sister Ariel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often within literature, characters with disabilities are presented as being wholly innocent, good, and infallible. Krueger does not fall prey to these generalities, instead depicting flaws and problems in the lives of both the abled and the disabled. Choose two different characters with disabilities, analyzing the characterization methods Krueger uses to present them and stating his purposes in doing so.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters within the novel carry around various secrets, unduly burdening them and thus, the people who love them. What is the author's message regarding secrecy, deception, and catharsis?
Essay Topic 3
How does Krueger depict the intolerance within American society in the early 1960s? Which characters are used to express that intolerance and what are the related messages about intolerance that are sent by the author across these instances?
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