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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 is Tucker's opinion on Jack?

2. What does Charles say is worse than insanity?

3. What is Jack wearing when he enters the room?

4. What does the Earl say is eating away through the body of the woman he loved?

5. What is Grace surprised to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence do the police find against Tucker?

2. How does Jack win over Truscott?

3. What is Herder's opinion on Jack and Grace's wedding?

4. What does Jack think may prohibit his marriage to Grace?

5. What part of upperclass life does Claire tell Jack she finds difficult?

6. What does Claire say is the only way Herder can change the situation?

7. What are Grace and Charles' opinions of Claire?

8. Why does the bishop disagree with Jack marrying Grace?

9. What does Tucker say he thinks about Jack and the family?

10. How does Jack try to control himself in Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

THE RULING CLASS is a play. What are the differences between a play and a novel in terms of the following:

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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