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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. How does Kansas open the safe?

2. How much cocaine does JJ say Lynette has?

3. Where did Lynette meet Jack?

4. What does Kansas say he will do with Gloria’s things?

5. What is Gloria addicted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Lynette’s first explosion at Jack?

2. Why does Lynette cry when she thinks of her grandfather?

3. What was Lynette’s experience like being robbed?

4. Why does Cody want the Mercedes?

5. How did JJ and Lynette break up?

6. What happened to Jack after he broke up with Lynette?

7. What is the thin blond man’s seizure like?

8. How does Kansas say he will kill Lynette?

9. How did Cody’s girlfriend and his friend set up Cody in the robbery?

10. What is the nature of the conflict between JJ and Lynette?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the more tender and touching moments in the novel is when Lynette remembers her grandfather who took care of her when she was a little girl. Though Lynette suffers from an absent father, she did have one positive paternal influence in her life in the form of her grandfather. Write an essay about the relationship between Lynette and her grandfather.

Essay Topic 2

Mental illness is a theme that is present in the novel The Night Always Comes. Lynette has been in therapy, and her mental instability has damaged her relationships in the past. Write an essay about the theme of mental illness, using examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Drugs – both illegal and legal – are a common presence in the novel The Night Always Comes. Lynette’s discovery of cocaine is a pivotal turning point at which she descends into a dark, seedy world of criminality that is at times violent and life-threatening. Write an essay about the meaning of drugs as a symbol in the novel.

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