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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 does Jim tell his mother he has been through in the last six months?

2. Where does the man say the boys will be sent if they are caught begging?

3. What does the narrator say the goalkeeper turns into?

4. Where does the man put his cap?

5. What ride does Colin want to try?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the man want to kill himself?

3. Why does the policeman arrest the man?

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

5. Why do Lennox's workmates tease him?

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

7. What happens when Mrs. Lennox stands up to her husband?

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

9. Why does the narrator come back to the man's house?

10. Why is Lennox upset with his children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an anti-hero? In what way can Smith be called an anti-hero? Why does the use of an anti-hero work so well in Loneliness of a long Distance Rinner?

Essay Topic 2

Why do so many of the characters in the book have a problem with authority figures? In what way do their problems with authority figures hold them back?

Essay Topic 3

What is life like in Borstal for Smith? How does Borstal try to change Smith and why do they fail? How has youth prison changed since the story was written?

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