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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say he wants his family to call him?

2. What does Jack shout as he kills Claire?

3. Which character is determined to declare Jack insane?

4. Who does Herder say has the last word when it comes to declaring Jack insane?

5. What does Dinsdale say Jack's gibberish is a sign of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against the class system? What are Barnes' opinions on the class system and how does he express them? Why do you think he holds these opinions? Do you agree or disagree with Barnes?

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

Examine upper class life.

1) How do people in the British upper classes view life?

2) What influence have the British upper classes had on popular culture?

3) How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of British upper class life?

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