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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. Where do Keith Landry and Annie go together after Annie's surprise visit?

2. What does Schenley tell Keith Landry?

3. What does Keith Landry suggest to Gail Porter?

4. What does Cliff Baxter threaten Keith Landry with?

5. What does Keith Landry ask Aunt Betty to do for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why won't Charlie Adair allow Keith Landry to refuse the job on the spot?

2. What is Keith Landry's response to Charlie Adair's and the President's offer?

3. How do Keith and Annie end up in a motel in Toledo?

4. What is the job Keith Landry is being recruited for, and who does he meet with?

5. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?

6. What happens at the Porters' house?

7. What does Keith Landry do after getting Annie's note?

8. What warning do Keith and Annie get from Annie's brother-in-law, and how do Keith and Annie respond to it?

9. How does Cliff Baxter react when he hears about the meeting?

10. What does Keith Landry do while he is waiting for the time of his rendezvous with Annie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Spencerville a romance novel or an action novel? Describe how the novel balances or fails to balance the love theme and the rivalry between Keith Landry and Cliff Baxter.

Essay Topic 2

How will Keith Landry be a different partner for Annie than Cliff Baxter was? What kind of lover will he be? What value does Annie still have in Keith Landry's eyes, after her mistreatment at Cliff Baxter's hands?

Essay Topic 3

How American is Spencerville? What makes it American? What makes it something else? How does this novel embody Americanness?

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