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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 Jende do in Chapter 44?

2. Who is Stacy?

3. How does Jende try to make it up to Neni in Chapter 44?

4. What job does Jende end up getting after working for the Clarks?

5. Where does Neni go in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clark say when Jende tells him that Cindy wants him to record all of Clark's actions?

2. What are Neni and Winston's reactions to Cindy's request for Jende to record all of Clark's action?

3. What decision does Jende make in Chapter 26?

4. What does Liomi get for Christmas?

5. How does Neni blackmail Cindy?

6. What is so important about Clark's tie in Chapter 28?

7. Why does Clark make frequent visits to the Chelsea Hotel?

8. What does Neni do for the first time in Chapter 35? Why?

9. What news does Jende receive in Chapter 35?

10. Why does Jende get angry at Neni in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select a secondary character and analyze their importance to the novel. How do they move the plot forward? How are they used to develop the other characters in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Consider how the theme of power is expressed in the text. Who is powerful in the novel? Who is powerless? Where does this power come from?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Clark Edwards. There are many places in the novel where he seems to shirk responsibility for his actions such as Jende's firing and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Is he a hero or villain in this text, or somewhere in between?

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