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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 day of the week is the candy store closed?

2. How much money did Tommy make when he took in punchboards for a syndicate?

3. What job or type of work did Tommy's landlord have at the time Tommy got in trouble for being in a hold-up?

4. What entertainment did the shoe boys arrange for a club?

5. Who paid to set up the candy store where Tommy works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the shoe boys?

2. What type of schedule does Tommy keep?

3. What was Rosa's reaction when Tommy put a slot machine in the candy store?

4. Why did Tommy run to Texas for a while?

5. How was Tommy able to save $55 that Rosa does not know about?

6. How did Tommy get in trouble?

7. How did Tommy get out of trouble after the holdup?

8. What was Tommy like when he was a kid and went by his birth name, Tony?

9. What is Tommy's life like?

10. What happened to the slot machine Tommy put in the candy store, and how did that keep Tommy out of trouble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What readers know about events and characters in a story is determined by the point of view. What is the point of view in The Prison? How does the point of view influence what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

In The Prison, Tommy is the only round or dynamic character. What is the importance of the other characters as flat or static characters? When there is conflict, what role do these characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by problems and are external conflicts. Conflicts can also be internal when a character has a conflict with himself or herself. Describe a couple of conflicts in the story and whether they are external or internal conflicts.

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