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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. How is Jack able to force Jessie and the boys into the car?

2. Who cared for Jessie's mother and siblings?

3. What is the purpose of Jessie's visit to the Hold Mercury office in January of 1977?

4. What makes Jessie's job difficult for her?

5. What is the name of the town's newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the sheriff unable to keep Jack locked up?

2. What is revealed about Jack that infuriates the people in Holt?

3. Who are Jessie and Jack's children?

4. Why do the townspeople feel cheated of justice, and who do they turn their wrath toward when they cannot take legal action against Charlie Soames?

5. How does Charlie try to commit suicide?

6. Why are the people in Holt so angry at Charlie Soames?

7. Who becomes the target of the townspeople's wrath when they cannot get any justice through Charlie Soames?

8. What are some of the things Pat does to ingratiate himself with Jessie and her sons?

9. What happens to finally make the townspeople leave Jessie alone?

10. What happens when Charlie's suicide attempt fails?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do a brief character sketch of Pat Arbuckle including positive and negative characteristics. What are his physical characteristics? What are his hopes and dreams? What is important to him at this point in time?

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

Describe the setting of "Where You Once Belonged". Why did the author choose the setting that he did? What time period does the story cover? How do these things impact a story?

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