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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. Where is Clothilde from?

2. What graduation gift does Teddy Boylan offer Rudolph?

3. What does Gretchen want from Willie?

4. What does Thomas give to Rudolph?

5. How much does it cost Axel to pay off the girls making charges against Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Teddy Boylan helped Rudolph with his career and at what point does Rudolph call an end to the relationship?

3. Explain why Thomas is so happy living in Ohio.

4. What is the foundation of the relationship between Teddy Boylan and Rudolph?

5. How does Thomas show emotional growth and maturity?

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

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

8. What important realization does Rudolph come to while temporarily working in the family bakery?

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

10. What is the nature of Thomas' affair with Clothilde?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Rudolph, Thomas and Gretchen. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate?

Essay Topic 2

The search for love is an important theme in RICH MAN, POOR MAN. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses several instances of irony in the book. One example is the boat-related deaths of Axel and Thomas. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

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