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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 is Ernest not yet accustomed to?

2. What does Harry say is a stroke of God's luck?

3. What were dead and dying men straggling in the First World War?

4. What does Harry say he hasn't done for twenty years?

5. Where does Mr. Raynor hit Bullivant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry know that Kathy wants money for beer?

2. What is Borstal?

3. How does Bullivant react to Raynor beating him?

4. Why does Raynor want to punish Bullivant?

5. Why does Mr. Raynor think he is a good disciplinarian?

6. How does Kathy die?

7. How does Mr. Raynor remember the girl he regarded as physically perfect?

8. Why does Colin agree to run in a competition for Borstal?

9. How does Mr. Raynor reward Robinson?

10. What does Mr. Raynor see happening in the Draper's shop at the beginning of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Lennox marriage like in the beginning and how and why did it fall apart? What does Fred marriage symbolize in this same book?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Sillitoe suggest that the vigors of working class life is destroying marriages? What does lennox suggest his marriage was like in the early years?What does Fred's marriage symbolize in the story? How can Fred can prevent his marriage going the same way as Lennox's marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Kathy and Harry find it so difficult to express their love for each other? What does this express about marraige during this time?

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