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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 do Ray and the boys stop long enough to eat?

2. What degree does Ray complete?

3. What is Dr. Symes anxious to do?

4. What was the stopping point for Guy in his pursuits?

5. Why was Jack arrested by the local police?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had happened to Jack after he and Ray parted company?

2. How does Ray encounter Jack Wilkie once again?

3. What are the terms of Mrs. Symes' will?

4. What possibility about the situation with Norma has Ray not considered?

5. What does Christine do that angers Ray, and why does he take Victor and Spooner with him to the Dupree farm?

6. What surprise does Ray get when he and Christine help at the hospital?

7. What is Ray's plan with the two boys to gain entrance into Guy's house?

8. What is Ray's state of mind that he would put the two boys in jeopardy?

9. What do Jack and Ray do separately after the end of the storm?

10. What has happened to all the characters in the aftermath of the tropical storm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the main setting for "The Dog of the South". Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Norma Midge. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

A sub-plot of "The Dog of the South" is the study of a mother and son relationship. Define the relationship between Dr. Symes and his mother. Why was it so combative? What long-term effect did the relationship have on Dr. Symes' life? How does Mrs. Symes come to terms with this primary relationship?

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