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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 Julian's father chastise him for?
2. Who wakes his wife as the story begins?
3. Gibbsville is a stronghold of ______________________.
4. What does Caroline ask Julian to do with the gift?
5. What does Lute consider making to take to the party?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Julian's boyhood affect his behavior today?
2. Of all the men from whom she had to choose, why was Caroline drawn to Julian?
3. What is the extent of prejudice in this story?
4. What does this chapter reveal about the story's protagonist, Julian English?
5. What was the fate of Julian's grandfather?
6. What is the nature of organized crime in the story?
7. What else does the reader learn about Julian English in this chapter?
8. What is the main industry for the city of Gibbsville?
9. What comment does Lute make that is foreshadowing for an upcoming event?
10. How does Julian's cycle of alcohol abuse exhibit on this fateful night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the author's purpose for establishing the story at the Christmas holiday? Is there any significance to his choosing this holiday? What is particularly poignant or painful about this choice for his characters? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
What is the irony of Julian's wish to use his middle initials--McH? What do the initials indicate about his background? Why is Julian so proud of his initials? What would Julian's feelings be about his initials if he were to discover their actual heritage?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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