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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 can four pence buy a pound of?

2. What does the author say the fair is a sea of?

3. What does the narrator say he once saw a man do to himself?

4. What is Jim looking as miserable as when he returns?

5. How does the narrator say he would get to Glasgow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lennox so upset at the beginning of this story?

2. How are Bert and Colin different to each other?

3. Describe the chase between the collector and Colin?

4. How does Bert ride the Noah's Ark for free?

5. Why do Lennox's workmates tease him?

6. What does Jim say went wrong in his marriage to Phyllis?

7. What are Fred and wife's views about what is happening next door?

8. What is Bert's plan to cheat at the penny game?

9. How does Jim's mother react to him telling her he is getting married?

10. How do Lennox and Fred's views on marriage differ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the book?

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of mothers and fathers during the time periods represented in the book? How and why is the father shown in such a negative light?

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