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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. Whom did Charley and Ed Walter date from the amusement park?

2. When Mac hears that rebels will be arriving in the city, whose government is expected to flee?

3. For whom does Mac throw a party when his business partner is very successful?

4. Who helps Johnny get a job at the New York Herald?

5. Eleanor gets the project of decorating the house of _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mac arrives in Mexico City, what changes does he experience in his employment?

2. What does Mac do when the Zapata arrives in Mexico City?

3. After the play fails, how does Eleanor recover?

4. When Janey first arrives in New York, what is her initial impression?

5. What does Eleanor do to conceal her upbringing?

6. What effect does the war have on Ward's relationship with Gertrude and his work?

7. After Ward leaves Annabelle, where does he live, and what is life like there?

8. What is Eleanor's relationship with her father?

9. What effect does Annabelle's decision to terminate her pregnancy have on Ward?

10. Initially, what decision does Johnny make about Annabelle in pages 151-172?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the 42nd Parallel. Then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Every main character in the 42nd Parallel (Janey, Mac, Ward, Eleanor, and Charley) wants to find a purpose in life and seeks meaning through self-expression. Which characters find purpose and direction to their lives and in what ways? Which characters do not achieve this? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The 42nd Parallel is an example of fictional realism. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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