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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 do Thomas and Dwyer see many beautiful pleasure boats?
2. Where does Thomas find his son?
3. Where does Rudolph keep an apartment?
4. Where is Gretchen living with her son in Part 3, Chapter 1?
5. What does the man in #123 help Thomas to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What seems to be the next step in Rudolph's career?
2. How does Jean's depression escalate into alcoholism and what are the first signs of the disease?
3. How did Thomas ruin his boxing career?
4. What does Gretchen ask Rudolph to do in order to help her son in spite of the fact that she and Rudolph have had a strained relationship for a year?
5. What is the sad irony of Mary's life right now?
6. What is the symbolism of the name Thomas chooses for his boat?
7. How has Rudolph reached the pinnacle of success in every aspect of his life?
8. What is the significance of Thomas' wedding to Kate?
9. How does the author fill in plot and character development between chapters?
10. Explain why dropping Billy off at boarding school is such a cathartic point for Gretchen and Willie's broken relationship.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 how Rudolph's role as protagonist evolves as the plot extends. How does Rudolph change from the hard-working boy in a bakery to a manipulative businessman and politician? What are Rudolph's motivators? Is Rudolph the typical protagonist hero?
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