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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 sport did Jack discover in high school?

2. Who does Jack date when he returns from the Army?

3. Most of the people in Holt feel _________________ about Jack Burdette.

4. Jack's father was a/an ____________________.

5. What do Jack and his friends steal from Burcham Scott's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jack and Pat go to college and how do they like the college experience?

2. Describe Jack's high school years.

3. Why did Jack and his friends steal a refrigerator?

4. How does the sheriff's treatment of Jack indicate what most of the townspeople feel about him?

5. Who is Nora Kramer and what are her personality traits?

6. How does the sheriff treat Jack when he finds him?

7. Who was Wanda Jo Evans and what role did she play in Jack's life?

8. Who is the author of "Where You Once Belonged" and what is known about him?

9. Why was Jack expelled from college and where did he go after leaving school?

10. How was Jack's father killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is an important theme in "Where You Once Belonged". Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Jack Burdette and Pat Arbuckle. As young men, both are trying to carve out new lives but seem to have different methods and goals. How are Jack and Pat alike? How are they different? On what things do they agree? What is the thing that threatens to separate them? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

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