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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 did Rory propose to do for Hardy?

2. What does Hardy find in Rory's place?

3. Where does Herman's daughter live?

4. How is the paper going in 1957?

5. What does Arthur do after the article runs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Arthur Gopal according to Chapter 2?

2. Why does the interview end abruptly?

3. What does Lloyd admit?

4. Who is Herman Cohen in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Lloyd Burko live according to Chapter 1?

6. What happens at the Christmas party?

7. Who does Lloyd go in search of?

8. What does Arthur find out about regarding the interview?

9. What happens the next day?

10. What did Jimmy do in Arizona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Herman Cohen and his childhood friend, Jimmy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflict between Craig Menzies and Annika.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's use of metaphor to show the issues in the newspaper by using characters in the novel.

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