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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. In which neighborhood does C intend to attend a gala?

2. On which bus line had Wayne first met Sticky?

3. Which of the following was a foster-mother to Will?

4. On which of the following charitable boards does C’s mother sit?

5. At which of the following stations does Wayne regain contact with C?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question is posed to Wayne’s fellow traveler that stays with him (173)?

2. What confirms to Will that he has been followed to his drug deal?

3. When C asks him about his work, how does Wayne respond?

4. What occasions laughter between C and Wayne at their dinner together?

5. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

6. How does Wayne rob the women in the train station?

7. What initially brings Wayne to California?

8. What does Wayne note “The trick is” to boasting (151)?

9. Why does Wayne note wanting to touch coins after news reaches C of Lu’s death?

10. How does Wayne describe transitioning from associating with Mo to associating with Sticky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the most important theme of The Furrows. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the novel’s title.

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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