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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 does Tom Rachman live at the start of Chapter 1?

2. What is Arthur Gopal preparing each day for his newspaper?

3. What is Herman Cohen's position at the paper according to Chapter 4?

4. Who is Lloyd's editor at the newspaper?

5. What did Ott die of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is demoted and why?

2. Why is Arthur disappointed?

3. What did Jimmy do in Arizona?

4. Who does Cyrus Ott meet with?

5. How did Jimmy and Herman first meet?

6. Why does Lloyd's daughter not like her father?

7. Who is Hardy Benjamin and who does he have coffee with in Chapter 3?

8. What does Jerome tell Lloyd about France?

9. What does Arthur do each day?

10. What happens at the Christmas party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict between Craig Menzies and Annika.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Ott family and their impact on the newspaper's growth and demise.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the conflict between Clint Oakley and Arthur Gopal.

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