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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. The day after the service, what does Mat do?

2. After Mat determines that Jack is dead, where does he go?

3. What is the reason for the town's attitude toward Rose as Jack encounters her the second time?

4. When Mat sees the coffin, what is his opinion of it?

5. What was Glad Pettit's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his accident on the flooded roadway, what had Jack decided to do?

2. What was Jack's relationship with Glad like?

3. What happens when Andy sees Jack right before he leaves?

4. What happened after Jack found Ruth struggling to breathe?

5. What happened between Jack and Rose following Jack's decision that he made after the accident on the flooded road?

6. How did Jack first meet Rose McInnis?

7. What happened to Ben not long after Jack paid him the money Jack borrowed from him?

8. What was Ruth's reaction when she discovered her husband's infidelities?

9. What happens in Chapter Nine when Jack goes back to his room?

10. How does Mat feel about Jack's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the title of the novel, The Memory of Old Jack. After finishing the novel, the title of it seems to have more than one meaning. Explain the significance of the title and why the author would have chosen it for the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The novel seems to use both exposition and flashbacks in the characters' memories to provide information about the past. Explain the difference between exposition and flashback and provide two examples of each literary element. Then explain whether or not you think this method of providing the reader with information about the past is effective.

Essay Topic 3

Summarize the plot of the novel, focusing on the events occurring in the present as the author is writing. Then, summarize the plot of Jack's life using his recollections to guide you. Are the two of those plot summaries similar to one another? Do they parallel one another in any way?

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