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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 Keith Landry do when Officer Ward shows up at the Porter house?

2. Who does Keith Landry ask to bring him food?

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

4. How does Keith Landry answer questions during his meeting with Charlie Adair and others?

5. How many copies of the transcript of the meeting have Gail and Jeffrey Porter sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Keith Landry's return to Ohio.

2. What plan do Keith Landry and Annie make?

3. What happens when Cliff Baxter finds Keith and Annie?

4. What happens at the Porters' house?

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

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

7. What does Charlie Adair want Keith Landry to do?

8. Describe Annie's visit to Keith Landry's house.

9. What happens after the scene in the motel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Spencerville a Vietnam novel? What role does Vietnam play in the novel? How much is war part of Spencerville? Trace the war imagery and themes through the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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