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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. Where did Wright get off his boat instead of San Francisco?

2. What comedian does Nick watch on October 1962?

3. What is Albert talking to Klara about in this section?

4. What kind of films does Miles Lightman produce?

5. Which main character is Jason Varover married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manx sell the baseball?

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

3. What does this section say about how society is changing?

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

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

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

7. How did Rosemary meet Mr. Imperato?

8. How does the author describe Clyde Tolson?

9. How does the author describe Lenny Bruce?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the story about Cotter Martin linked to the rest of the story and the characters? Why doesn´t the author continue Cotter's story? How do you think he would have reacted to his father selling the baseball?

Essay Topic 2

How did the Cold War effect American society in the fifties? How are characters such as Nick effected by the events of the Cold War later on in their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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