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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 Mary say Ethan is wallowing in?

2. What is happening to Danny in Ethan's dream on Easter?

3. Which of the following does Danny NOT give to Ethan in an envelope?

4. Where do Ethan's kids go after their dinner with Margie?

5. Why does Morphy think Baker has a big ceremony when opening the vault every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan dream about on Easter Sunday?

2. What does Ellen ask Ethan about while he is dressing for dinner, and what is his response?

3. What are Joey's rules of life?

4. What happens when Ethan sees Danny on his way home from the harbor?

5. What was Mary's response to the fortune that Margie read for her?

6. What are the possible prizes for winning the contest that Ethan's children want to join?

7. What does Margie say to Ethan at the beginning of the book, and how does she feel when she leaves?

8. What did Mary hear when she had her fortune read?

9. What distracts Ethan while he is at Dinner with Mary and Margie?

10. What does Mary say to Ethan after he offers Allen a job, and how does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ethan's plan to re-claim his family's property and money, and how does it turn out? Which character is most affected by this plan?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Steinbeck have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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