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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 does Ed do with the information Al provides him about people?

2. What is Julian's wife's name?

3. From what disease is William English's father assumed to have suffered?

4. What do the big spenders drink?

5. Which family is the focus of Chapter 2, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William English do for the first ten years after his father's death?

2. What effects does alcoholism have on Julian's life?

3. Explain the etiquette dynamics of parties held in Gibbsville in regard to escorts for the women.

4. Of all the men from whom she had to choose, why was Caroline drawn to Julian?

5. What does Al do with his life after leaving prison?

6. How does the author show that Lute and Irma have a good relationship?

7. What else does the reader learn about Julian English in this chapter?

8. Explain how alcohol can be both a positive and a negative for Ed Charney.

9. What are the potential consequences of Julian's insulting Harry?

10. Who are the principal managers of the Stage Coach Inn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money and status are very important to the characters in the novel. Choose at least three characters and cite how each one works to maintain a certain lifestyle or achieve a certain lifestyle.

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in the novel. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Prohibition and its effect on the U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s. How do Julian and his friends manage to sidestep Prohibition? Explain why Prohibition gives rise to organized crime.

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