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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the special day in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Fourth of July
(b) VE Day
(c) New Year's Day
(d) Christmas Day

2. How does Thomas feel as he watches the two men fighting?
(a) Angry
(b) Sad
(c) Agitated
(d) Excited

3. Which of the following is not a reason for Axel's depression?
(a) He and his wife fight all the time
(b) The bakery is being forced to close
(c) He has essentially lost two of his children
(d) The Yankees are on a losing streak

4. Teresa is angry with Thomas for _________________________.
(a) Having an affair
(b) Staying out all night
(c) Not telling her about his family
(d) For not getting out of boxing

5. What does Axel put into one of his rolls before he bakes some?
(a) Jelly
(b) Chocolate
(c) Marshmallow
(d) Poison

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas get from a lawyer who has been stealing at the club?

2. In what major city will Thomas have his next fight?

3. What is in the box Teddy gives Rudolph?

4. Which of the following does Rudolph not pay at the bakery?

5. What is Gretchen afraid that Willie will take with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the Communist charges brought against Professor Denton?

2. Explain the complications of Axel's decision to pay off the father of the girls who have accused Thomas of statutory rape.

3. How is Rudolph's career taking off at Calderwood's company/

4. How does Rudolph capitalize on his relationship with Teddy Boylan?

5. Explain the foreshadowing of Axel's being in a boat.

6. What happens to Thomas as a result of his beating Mr. Greening?

7. How is Thomas able to repay the $5,000 his father paid for his release several years earlier?

8. What are the underlying feelings of the members of the Jordache family at dinner?

9. How are Rudolph, Gretchen and Thomas introduced in the story?

10. In what way is Gretchen showing some emotional growth?

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