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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 is Cliff Baxter while Keith Landry and Annie make their plans?

2. What does Cliff Baxter threaten Keith Landry with?

3. Where have Cliff Baxter and his wife gone while Keith Landry was recuperating?

4. Where do Keith and Annie agree to meet?

5. Where does Keith Landry get a visitor from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the Porters' house?

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

3. Describe Keith Landry and Annie's meeting in Chapter 20.

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

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

6. Describe Keith Landry's interaction with Gail Porter before Charlie Adair shows up.

7. What does Gail Porter tell Keith has happened since the meeting she organized?

8. What information does Keith Landry get about Annie's whereabouts?

9. How does Cliff Baxter come to find Keith and Annie in Toledo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

While Annie and Keith Landry dispose of Cliff Baxter in the end, they seem to have the entire community's support. Is their accomplishment ultimately an individual accomplishment, or did the entire community effectively bring about Cliff Baxter's downfall?

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