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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. How much does Charlie win from betting on himself in Chapter 21?
2. In Chapter 21, how many streets does Charlie remember he plotted to run to keep himself warm?
3. What does Charlie take from the first person he gets money from in Chapter 12?
4. What does Alice bring Nostrils in Chapter 19?
5. In Chapter 21, what are the odds of Charlie winning?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what does Charlie remember his parents doing?
2. What is different about Charlie's mother in Chapter 17, and what does she do?
3. Why does Charlie hesitate in Chapter 16, when he sees the address where he is to deliver the liquor?
4. What is Charlie's mother doing in Chapter 12 when he wakes and why does he not stop her?
5. What job does Squizzy give Charlie in Chapter 12, and who usually does the job?
6. In Chapter 15, who becomes Charlie's new sprinting partner, and how does the training go?
7. What does Charlie have Mr. Redmond bet on his winning, and how does he do?
8. In Chapter 13, what does Charlie do after unsuccessfully getting money from Kenneth Cornwall?
9. In Chapter 16, how and where is Nostrils injured?
10. Who does Charlie see at a cake shop in Fitzroy in Chapter 13 and what does he do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charlie takes a job working for Squizzy Taylor. How is deceit involved in his taking and performing the job? How do both Charlie and his boss use deceit and why?
Essay Topic 2
Charlie is offered a job running for Squizzy Taylor. Why does Charlie’s mother not want him to take the job? Why does Charlie take the job anyway?
Essay Topic 3
Charlie starts working for Squizzy Taylor to earn money for his family. How does Charlie begin to understand the power involved in working for Taylor? How does that understanding change Charlie’s motivation for working for the man? How does the desire for power begin to influence Charlie and his actions?
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