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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 now standing in the spot where the location in #86 had been?

2. What does Bruce steal from a neighbor's house?

3. Which friend did Bruce hate when he left Salt Lake City years ago?

4. What type of store did Jack Bailey once work in?

5. How many siblings does Bruce have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the elevator episode show Bruce's feelings for Nola?

2. What happens when the girl's boyfriend realizes that Bruce has gotten fresh with her?

3. What happened after Bruce finally made it into Nola's room?

4. Why is Bruce disappointed in his mother?

5. Describe the situation in which Bruce touches a girl's breast for the first time.

6. What prompts Bruce to think of Jack Bailey and what does he recall regarding Jack being a cad with women?

7. How does the author show that Joe had been an important part of Bruce's life?

8. What is the premise of RECAPITULATION?

9. What saddens Bruce as he walks the streets of Salt Lake City?

10. What two buildings does Bruce see that were important in his father's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Mrs. Mason. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her during her lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Joe Mulder. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Stegner uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help his readers see his world from his perspective. Without referring to the book, describe Salt Lake City using only your recall of Stegner's descriptions. How do you visualize the city of Salt Lake City now that you have read Stegner's RECAPITULATION?

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