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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. Who was First Ursula's manager who fires her for getting too old?
2. Who is the lawyer who gets Rye out of jail?
3. How did Gig's and Rye's sister die?
4. What animal is in the act of the woman Gig falls into a romance with?
5. Who helps Jules and is kind to him in jail?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the police let Jules out of jail and where does he go?
2. What does Gemma tell Dominick Jules thought about burial practices when he was young?
3. In Chapter 13, what does Rye say that elicits Fred Moore's sympathy at Mrs. Ricci's house?
4. What are the conditions in the jail that Rye and Gig are in like?
5. Who does Rye ask Fred Moore, his lawyer, to find after Rye gets out of jail, and what has happened to Gig?
6. Who does Ursula take Rye to see, and why does she do this?
7. Why does Rye follow Gig to the labor protests in Part I even though Gig tells him not to?
8. How do Rye, Gig, Jules and the mystery person get away from the police when they are cornered?
9. Why does Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ask Rye to join her as she fundraises for the labor movement?
10. Where did Rye meet his old friend Jules?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe Rye's and Gig's relationship over the course of the novel, and how does it change from the beginning to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Rye's attitude towards literature and culture change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Walter's exploration of the theme of power throughout the novel, including a discussion about which characters amass, maintain, grow, or lose it.
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