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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 Lundy buy from the souvenir baseball shop?

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

3. What game does Matt beat Albert at in this section?

4. Where is Nick in November 1952?

5. In which street is Carlo Strasser's New York apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rosemary meet Mr. Imperato?

2. Describe Lenny Bruce's performance in New York in October 1962?

3. What does this section state about Klara's life in the Bronx?

4. How does the author describe Lenny Bruce?

5. What does Matt want Janet to tell him?

6. How does Manx sell the baseball?

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

8. What does Antoine explain to Manx about the word jealous?

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

10. What is the relationship Klara has with Miles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What significance do the following events have on the story and the lives of the characters?

1. The 1951 bomb testing.

2. The 1951 world series game.

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