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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. Who gets Thomas a job on a ship soon after he returns to New York?
2. Where does Rudolph take Billy to stay?
3. Who does Rudolph engage to help Gretchen get a divorce?
4. What industry does Gretchen work in?
5. Who does Rudolph introduce to Gretchen as the assistant store manager?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Thomas reconnect with his son?
3. How does Jean's depression escalate into alcoholism and what are the first signs of the disease?
4. What happens with Gretchen and the young black man that makes Gretchen change her mind about continuing her studies?
5. Explain why dropping Billy off at boarding school is such a cathartic point for Gretchen and Willie's broken relationship.
6. How does Thomas' protection of his friend, Dwyer, in a fight ultimately have profound negative impact on Thomas' life?
7. What are the significant changes visible in Mary now?
8. How does the author fill in plot and character development between chapters?
9. What important help is Rudolph able to give Thomas in Part 4, Chapter 4?
10. What are Gretchen's concerns for Billy at this point in time?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the ongoing conflict between Rudolph, Thomas and Gretchen. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate?
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