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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. How does Margie plan to make her financial situation secure?

2. What does Ethan put in his pocket before leaving the house after hearing about Allen's speech being discredited?

3. Where is Ethan's name listed in town?

4. Why is Allen's speech being discredited?

5. Where has Marullo been feeling pain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mary respond when she hears that Ethan now owns the store?

3. Why does Ethan say he does not want to run for the town manager's office?

4. What does Joey say that shows Ethan his bank robbery might have failed?

5. How was Allen's plagiarism discovered?

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

7. What does Baker do and say when he sees Ethan after hearing about Danny's death?

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

9. What does Ethan do when Biggers comes into the store for the first time after Ethan owns it?

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

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

Why did Danny become the town drunk, and how does this change in his lifestyle affect the people in his life?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this novel all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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