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

2. With what is Wayne charged?

3. In which of the following does C buy a dress for Lu’s funeral?

4. With which of the following does II, Past begin?

5. In what neighborhood does C’s mother ask to meet for her lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What initially brings Wayne to California?

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

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

6. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

7. Why does C buy ice cream at Walgreens and eat it?

8. What final report of his prison fighting does Will give?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in The Furrows? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

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