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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 Bolin tell Dalveaux after Dalveaux humiliates him?
2. What does Sullivan do to stop Gurley from "jawing" on the street during the raid?
3. What does Rye buy with the$20 from Brand in Chapter 24?
4. Which lawyer does Gurley say she is trying to get to defend the IWW protestors in Spokane?
5. Who does Brand tell Rye Early Reston really is?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the shopkeeper Bradley and Graham's treat Rye when he comes in in Part IV?
2. What does Gurley discover is going on in the jail when she spends the night there in Part IV?
3. What does Al Bolin end up doing to Gurley and Rye?
4. Why is Rye worried about Gig after Gig gets out of prison?
5. What does Rye learn about Gig from the newspaper in Spokane early in Part IV?
6. What does Ursula tell Gig about in the very end of Part IV?
7. What does Ursula do for Gig in Part IV that surprises and delights Gig?
8. What does Al Bolin tell Dalveaux in Part III that actually hurts his feelings?
9. What does Brand ask Rye to do for him in Part IV when he has Willard take Rye to his house?
10. How does Gurley save herself and Rye in Taft?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Walter chose to write this novel from many different first-person perspectives - Gig's, Ursula's, Dalveaux's, Gurley's, and, finally, Rye's - and what effect does this choice have on the reader's experience? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Walter chooses to open the novel with the killing of Officer Waterbury, and what kind of tone does this action set for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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