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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 do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?

2. What is Jack's only regret about his crime?

3. Where does Pat have his meals after Nora leaves him?

4. What does Jack force Jessie to do in her apartment?

5. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's second son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Jack show any remorse when visited by the head of the grain elevator board?

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

4. What does Jack warn Pat about when Pat visits him in jail?

5. Why do so many people in town turn up at the diner when Jack returns to town?

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

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

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

9. What purchases does Jack make prior to leaving town for good?

10. How does Charlie try to commit suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the point of view of the story? What are the benefits and the limitations to this particular point of view? How is the point of view determined? Provide an example that supports your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe grain elevator. What is its role in the community? Is it typical of businesses in small towns in rural America?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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