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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 does Allison need two of that she purchases for $7.95 each?
2. What does the man washing the Ford Galaxy at the auto shop tell Allison that Mr. Barrett is going to do for him?
3. What does Kitty ask Will to do?
4. Why is Sirius Allison's favorite star?
5. What does Lewis Peckham show Will when they are looking for one of his out of bounds balls?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Allison buy herself new clothes when she gets to Linwood?
2. What does Allison realize that she forgot to ask when she arrives at Washau Motors?
3. When Allison's parents have a conference alone with Dr. Duk, what does she find out that instigates her escape?
4. What makes Allison ask Will if he is still angry?
5. What kind of shady business proposition does Ewell McBee make to Will?
6. What does Allison think that she and the runner might have in common?
7. Why does Will choose Sutter Vaught to be the beneficiary of his life insurance?
8. What information does Allison's notebook contain?
9. What is it that Will Barrett realizes when he falls down during the golf game at the opening of the novel?
10. What does Lewis think is wrong with Will?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, Allison has lost her memory because of the treatments she received at the mental institution and Will has repressed some troubling memories from his childhood that keep returning to him when he has his spells. Write an essay discussing the theme of memory from the novel, comparing and contrasting how different characters' memories shape the plot and affect how we as a reader react to those characters.
Essay Topic 2
Money can't buy happiness, but as some of the characters in the novel show, it can certainly buy other things. Discuss the theme of wealth in the novel, using Will, Allison, and Jack Curl to show how their different attitudes towards money provide different perspectives in the novel. Provide specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing what Will is searching for in the novel The Second Coming. Use examples from the text to support your thesis. Is he searching for God, for love, for meaning, for a purpose, or something else entirely?
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