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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 is Winfield's sister working as in Little Rock?

2. What does Winfield do the day after visiting Miss Sarah's?

3. Which two characters in Winfield's life detest each other?

4. What does Winfield talk to the train man about?

5. What does Broussard's parole officer tell Broussard he needs proof of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boudreaux die?

2. How does Boudreaux escape the workhouse?

3. What problems is Winfield having in Chapter 4?

4. Describe Broussard's first morning of freedom.

5. How does Winfield spend his first evening in his hometown?

6. Describe Wally's character?

7. How does Winfield end up on the side of the railroad?

8. How are things going on between Suzanne and Broussard?

9. How does Winfield describe his family?

10. What does Broussard's parole officer tell him in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect do the following people have on Winfield's life?

1. Hunnicut.

2. April.

3. His sister.

4. Lanagan.

5. Elgin.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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