American Rust Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Philipp Meyer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

American Rust Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Philipp Meyer
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Book One refers to the path followed by a flying object moving under the action of given forces?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Trajectory.
(c) Moratorium.
(d) Appenditure.

2. Who is Harris's friend on the city council that is under investigation?
(a) Don Cunko.
(b) Steve Ho.
(c) Otto Smith.
(d) John Murray.

3. How old is Poe in Book One?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

4. What makes Isaac's journey difficult in Book Two?
(a) He has been shot.
(b) His car keeps breaking down.
(c) His leg is hurt.
(d) His shoes are too tight.

5. What industry at the heart of the hometown where Isaac and Poe live?
(a) A brick factory.
(b) A lumber mill.
(c) An ironworks.
(d) A steel mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lee's husband?

2. Where did Harris encounter Virgil in the act of stealing?

3. Whom does Isaac kill at the car factory?

4. From whose house is Poe walking home in the beginning of Book Two?

5. What evidence does Harris find and hide at the crime scene in Book One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in Grace Poe's narrative in Book Two?

2. What political struggles and conflicts plague Bud Harris in Book Two?

3. What is revealed through the encounter between Harris and Poe while Poe is in a holding cell in Book Two?

4. In Book Two, the language surrounding Isaac's narrative begins to transition. What purpose does this transition serve?

5. Where does Isaac plan to travel in Book One? Why?

6. What secrets are revealed in Book Two? How do these secrets serve the plot?

7. What does Poe reveal to Lee about the murder in Book Two? How does she respond?

8. How is Billy Poe's introduction to the Fayette Prison described in Book Two?

9. How would you describe the atmosphere of the setting and characters in Book One?

10. The theme of fatalism plays a large part in American Rust. How does fatalism apply to the murder of Otto?

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