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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire watch Jack doing with a knife?

2. What does McKyle say everything he eats turn into?

3. What do the family hear from outside?

4. Who does Charles call an idiot in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Who does Jack say the family want to get rid of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Jack's illness affected one of the following areas in his life:

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Intimate relationships.

4. Family.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

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?

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