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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 will Ethan use the $3,000 from Mary's account for?

2. What date will Ethan's plan come to fruition?

3. What does Ethan buy to celebrate while on vacation?

4. How does Joey say he feels on July 1st?

5. What did the clerks at the bank do all day when Ethan heard he now owned the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Allen's plagiarism discovered?

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

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

4. What does Mr. Baker say he would do for Ethan if he finds Danny?

5. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

6. What does Margie offer to do for Ethan and Mary on the day Ethan learns he now owns the store?

7. What did Ethan plan to do to make people believe he was in the bathroom during the robbery?

8. What did one of Ethan's fellow officers do to concentrate on the war?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Baker and Marullo are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a comparison/contrast essay about these two characters.

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