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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 Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Diversion.
(c) Conversion.
(d) Aversion.

2. Who is the wife of a wealthy local businessman that meets Grace at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Aria.
(b) Anna.
(c) Heather.
(d) Letitia.

3. How does the wife of the local wealthy businessman regard Grace when they meet at the bar in Book Four?
(a) With envy.
(b) With disgust.
(c) With sympathy.
(d) With complete disregard.

4. What is Henry's last name?
(a) Hicks.
(b) Harris.
(c) Smith.
(d) English.

5. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?
(a) Simon, Jack, and Joey.
(b) Black Larry, Dwayne, and Clovis.
(c) Virgil, Jacob, and Roger.
(d) Hicks, Lee, and Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism of Harris's relationship with whom?

2. How is the cafeteria at the prison segregated?

3. What is the name of Poe's cell-mate in prison?

4. What word from Book Four refers to a person without a home, job, or property?

5. What store does Isaac go to shop at in Book Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the resulting outcome of Poe's fight in the cafeteria in Book Three?

2. What leads up to the cafeteria fight between Poe and another inmate in Book Three?

3. What does Isaac do at the Wal-Mart store in Book Four?

4. How has Poe's character evolved in Book Three? How does the author illustrate the changes in Poe's character?

5. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Grace and Harris in Book Four?

6. How has Issac's character evolved in Book Three? How are the changes in Isaac's character revealed?

7. How is the theme of sacrifice explored in Book Four of American Rust?

8. How is the theme of decay illustrated in Book Three of American Rust?

9. What is significant about Isaac's use of the phrase "Badge of Honor" in Book Four?

10. What does Bud Harris discuss with his friends Riley, Chester, and Frank at the Dead End bar in Book Four?

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