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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. How does Spicer react to Rose's telephone call in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. How does Pinkie complain about the loose banister on the stairs in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. What does Ida recall about the previous night in Part 3, Chapter 1?

4. How does Ida respond to Tate's mention of Colleoni?

5. Who is waiting for Pinkie at the boarding house in Part 2, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pinkie do when he gets to Snow's restaurant in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. What do Pinkie and his gang discuss in Part 1, Chapter 2?

3. Where does Hale's first encounter with the boy at Brighton take place and what happens?

4. How does Pinkie convince Spicer to accompany him to the track the next day in Part 3, Chapter 4?

5. Which options does Spicer think about after receiving Rose's telephone call in Part 3, Chapter 2?

6. Which confusion is there about Hale's name, and how does Ida react to it?

7. What do Pinkie and Colleoni discuss at the Cosmopolitan in Chapter 2, Part 2?

8. How does Ida react to seeing Hale's police file?

9. How is Ida introduced in Part 1, Chapter 1?

10. What happens to upset Pinkie even more after he is released from the police's custody in Part 3, Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The marriage between Pinkie and Rose is a major turning point in the story.

1) Describe how marriage is viewed by both Pinkie and Rose individually.

2) Explain any similarities or differences in how Pinkie and Rose approach the marriage.

3) Analyze how Pinkie and Rose change after the marriage and the general view of marriage that is presented in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Pinkie and Colleoni have two very different styles of leadership.

1) Describe the events that caused Pinkie to become the leader of a gang in Brighton.

2) Explain Colleoni's situation and what he is trying to do in Brighton.

3) Analyze the differences between Pinkie and Colleoni as gang leaders, their view of each other, the two offers that Colleoni makes to Pinkie, and his responses.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the concept of loyalty with people, life, and how it is applied to literary characters. In addition, provide three examples of loyalty, its value in the story, and the influence it has on Pinkie's last decision.

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