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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack speak when he talks to his father at his homecoming?

2. What kinds of things does Yegudkin play on the horn?

3. How does Yegudkin react to the question Jack asks him when Yegudkin has finished playing?

4. How does the narrator describe the look in Yegudkin's eyes as he handles the Alexander?

5. To whom is Yegudkin giving the Alexander?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Yegudkin plays the horn, Jack is carried away by the man's skill and art. Describe the scene, and discuss the images used to describe Yegudkin's playing.

Essay Topic 2

Dale Hawthorne is described as being in the throws of a religious crisis after the death of his son. What is his spiritual crisis, and how does he deal with it?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jack describe Phoebe as his "sole ally, already half traitor"?

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