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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hawthorne do as she talks about Jack's horn playing?

2. What musical instrument is in the living room?

3. After leaving Russia, what does Yegudkin do in his new country?

4. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?

5. After his return, what does Dale Hawthorne do while he recites in public?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The women in the story play minor roles yet are important to moving the story forward. Choose two women in "Redemption" and discuss their roles and the importance of those roles in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Jack and Dale both struggle with both the question of the existence of God and the existence of good and evil after David's death. Discuss both character's different approaches to the struggle with these two topics.

Essay Topic 3

Who are Dale and Betty Hawthorne? What are they like before the accident and after? How does the death of their son affect them?

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