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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. Who leads a strike of hundreds of miners in a labor dispute?

2. How is Dillon related to Rachel?

3. In what city is Dillon serving time in a federal penitentiary?

4. What is the vocation of the young man in #77?

5. Who does Rachel begin to date after her relationship with Fred ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. In contrast to how Tony treats Jackie, how does Dillon treat her when she stays with him?

2. Who does Rachel marry after Fred abandons her?

3. Who is the father of Rachel's baby and why does she refrain from making her love for Dillon public?

4. Who is Dillon Freeman and why does he idolize his dead father?

5. How do Dillon's disappointments by people he idolizes impact his behavior?

6. Who is Fred and how does he disappoint Rachel?

7. How does Dillon begin to act bolder when Rachel is grieving for her mother?

8. How does Dillon's prison sentence negatively impact his relationship with Rachel?

9. Why does Rachel's mother not want Rachel to marry Dillon?

10. What are Dillon's feelings for Rachel and why does she try to keep him at a distance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Dillon. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Dillon?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Tom. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Tom?

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