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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 Hank making it impossible for people in the town to do?

2. What is the name of the boy Hank has a fight with at school?

3. Who does Henry banter with in the bar?

4. What does Hank do after the fight?

5. Which of the following does Willard own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Willard's phone call to Hank.

2. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 11.

3. How does Hank react to Willard's death?

4. What does Joe-Ben think about as he positions himself to eavesdrop on the town meeting?

5. Why does Lee refuse to get out of bed?

6. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 6, Part 2.

7. What is Willard Eggleston's situation?

8. How do Evenwrite and Draeger get to the Stamper's house?

9. Summarize the novel

10. What does Lee realize as he watches his brother fight and beat up Biggy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1)With the students, discuss what metaphors are. How do writers use them? Can the writers overuse them? Give examples of good and bad metaphors.

2) What other metaphors are there in the book? Do the metaphors center on anything specific?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1960's America.

1) Why were individuality and family such an important issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the 1960's? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1960's America?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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