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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. Where does Mrs. Burr ask Charlie to meet after Burr's partners in the Texas land scheme come looking for him?
2. Instead of voting based on whether a law is pro-Federalist or pro-Republican, how does Burr decide how to vote?
3. How much of Charlie's story about Burr's wedding is published in The Evening Post?
4. In which city does Burr keep a mistress, according to Mrs. Burr?
5. Who is able to get Burr's partners to leave when they come looking for money for the Texas land scheme?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the role that yellow fever plays in the book.
2. How do Charlie and Helen persuade Mrs. Townsend to allow Helen to leave the brothel, and how does Charlie feel about her presence when she first starts living with him?
3. What are some of the experiences that Burr has had before the book begins?
4. Describe the events surrounding Dolley and James Madison's introduction.
5. Describe how other nations react to early America as a new governing nation and how France's revolution impacts the US.
6. Describe what Charlie finds in Burr's trunk in his office.
7. Describe the different ways that Washington and others believe that he should be addressed. Explain any reasoning behind these titles.
8. When does Burr first meet James Madison, and what are the circumstances?
9. What causes Charlie to realize he (Charlie) is planning on writing Burr's biography?
10. According to the notes that Burr provides to Charlie and Davis, why does Burr not receive a promotion sooner or to a higher position?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay looking at how time is used as a theme and plot device in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you evaluate the novel's own commentary on itself. What does the novel have to say about history? What about texts? How does the novel define itself?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay looking at the role of power in the novel. How is power defined and how does it influence the character and plot development?
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