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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. Through which of the following cities does Will flee his nemesis?

2. On what night does Wayne understand C will attend a gala?

3. What does C order at her first breakfast with Wayne?

4. What is the name of Wayne’s nurse in the hospital?

5. Which of the following does Wayne smoke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What information does Wayne confirm with the urchin he meets at the gala he expects C to attend?

4. How does Wayne explain Mo’s ability to persuade people?

5. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

6. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

7. How does Will summarize his early experience in the justice system?

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

9. What initially brings Wayne to California?

10. Why does Sticky suggest meeting at Jah’Va?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several points in the novel that ring of the uncanny, as defined by Freud and expanded upon by others. Which of them is the most uncanny, and how is it 1) uncanny and 2) the most uncanny event in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The front matter remarks that portions of the novel were previously published. Which portions were, and how does the present text of the novel indicate as much?

Essay Topic 3

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of The Furrows do so for the present novel? How or how not?

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