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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 Cal used to jimmy Donie's back door in Chapter 18?

2. What does Noreen have for Cal in Chapter 17?

3. What is the name of the guy in Chapter 11 who says he can wire Cal's kitchen and get him a washer?

4. What is the name of Noreen's girl who will probably take over the store?

5. How many quid has Mart bet that Cal will stay in Ireland at least a year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work gets done on Cal's house after he sends Trey away?

2. What does Mart say about Trey in Chapter 15?

3. What condition is Trey in when she comes to Cal's in Chapter 17?

4. What is the shop like where Caroline works?

5. What does Cal decide about the farm equipment that got stolen in March?

6. What does Cal learn from Donie in Chapter 18?

7. Why does Cal tell Trey to quit looking for Brendan?

8. What happened to Alyssa her junior year of college, and what did Cal do?

9. What does Cal do after Mart drops him off in Chapter 11, and why does he go inside?

10. What does Donie look like in Chapter 15, and how does Cal think he got that way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cal and Trey have a conversation about moral codes. Why do Cal and Trey have a conversation about moral codes? How does Cal define a moral code? What moral code do Cal and Trey have, and how do their moral codes affect their actions?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Cal gets his firearms license and buys a gun. What does Cal want a rifle? What does the gun symbolize at first and how and why does the symbolism change?

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