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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 happens soon after Thomas beats up Mr. Greening?

2. What is the source of Rudolph's frustrations?

3. What does Thomas tell Rudolph as they wait in the bus station?

4. With whom is Thomas now having an affair?

5. Who is the French girl Thomas is infatuated with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the reasons that Axel is depressed which ultimately lead to his death?

3. Explain the foreshadowing related to Thomas' discovery of Gretchen's affair.

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

5. How is Gretchen's meeting with Teddy Boylan so prophetic for her brother's lives as well as her own?

6. What is the irony of the money Thomas receives and then wants to pay back to his father?

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

8. What happens to the $5000 Thomas gives back to Rudolph?

9. What is Mary's reaction when she learns that Axel gave up $5,000 to save Thomas?

10. How is Gretchen's life going in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Gretchen Jordache. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Gretchen?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title? Who do you think Shaw had in mind for the rich man? Who did he consider to be the poor man? Remember that financial status is not the only measure of a man's worth.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's use of point of view in this story. Identify the point of view used and explain why this book qualifies. How would the book have changed if the author had selected a different point of view?

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