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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 Nick stare at after his dream?

2. What drug does Marian prepare for herself in this section?

3. Who does Marian meet for lunch in chapter two?

4. In which part of New York were Klara and Nick living when they were lovers?

5. Where does Russ Hodges interview the players?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

2. How did Nick's son change after the LA riots?

3. How did Bobby Thompson's home run affect people?

4. How does Jackie Gleason entertain members of the crowd?

5. How do Matt and Nick's views on their father differ?

6. What did Marian always want Nick to talk about?

7. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

8. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

9. Why does Mike think his mother should stay in New York?

10. Who was Albert Bronzini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Manx's role in the novel? What meaning does his character give the novel? How would the novel change if Manx was not a character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the stories and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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