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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 is Nick talking to JuJu about in chapter two?

2. Why is the ship rumored to be carrying heroin?

3. What is the season in part four?

4. What is the name of the club Nick is at in October 1962?

5. Why is Manx feeling guilty at the end of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manx react to the super's accusations that he stole the shovels?

2. What does this section say about Klara's love life?

3. How did Rosemary meet Mr. Imperato?

4. What does Matt want Janet to tell him?

5. What do the fragments portray in this section?

6. Describe Lenny Bruce's performance in Miami in October 1962?

7. What is the scene at the Yankee stadium when Manx arrives?

8. What is Marian doing at the beginning of this section?

9. Describe the life Nick had growing up?

10. What is Albert doing at the beginning of part six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What decisions do the students think Nick regrets in his life? Choose one of the decisions he regrets and dicuss how his life would have been different if he had taken a different decision?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What decisions do the students think Klara regrets in his life? Choose one of the decisions Klara regrets and discuss how his life would have been different if she had taken a different decision?

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