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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 led to the split between Keith and Annie?

2. How does Keith Landry spend his first week back in Spencerville?

3. Who does Keith Landry visit in Chapter 14?

4. What does Annie Baxter have in her pocket when we meet her?

5. Who does Keith Landry find in his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the night of Keith Landry's meeting with Cliff Baxter?

2. What is Cliff Baxter's relationship with Sherry Kolarik?

3. What does Keith Landry ultimately do with his car?

4. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when he hears that Keith Landry is back in town?

5. Why does Keith Landry decide to leave town?

6. What advice does the pastor give Keith Landry?

7. What is the state of Annie Baxter's relationship with Keith Landry at the beginning of the novel?

8. What are Keith Landry's feelings as we meet him?

9. How does Cliff Baxter's presence influence Keith Landry's relationship with his car?

10. What is Keith Landry's relationship with Billy Marlon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book was written in 1995, when the internet was just becoming a fact of life among Americans. How would this book be different if it took place today?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of Spencerville--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

How realistic is Spencerville? Where does it hold to realistic narrative? Where is it unrealistic? How would reality be different from what is portrayed in the novel? What does the novel gain in the moments when it steps away from realism?

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