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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 causes Ethan to abort his robbery plan?

2. How does Ethan feel when he hears what Marullo said about him?

3. Whom does Ethan talk to when he is in bed after celebrating Allen's prize?

4. How did Ethan expect Ellen to respond to Allen's prize?

5. What does Ellen ask Ethan to let her hold during the party for Allen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marullo tell Ethan when he offers to let Ethan take some time off?

2. How was Allen's plagiarism discovered?

3. What did Marullo do and say when he was deported and why?

4. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

5. What does Ethan say July usually is?

6. What does Margie say to Ethan while he is on a walk after Allen's party?

7. What does Stoney tell Ethan after he talks to Biggers for the first time since owning the store?

8. What changes Ethan's mind about what he wanted to do a the end of the book?

9. What big event does Ethan plan to do on July 1st and why?

10. What does Ethan plan to do in his special place at the end of the book, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security are two themes present in this book. Where do these themes appear, and which characters are most motivated by them?

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