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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Copeland lack the strength to do?

2. Who finds Mr. Singer's dead body?

3. Why is Mick always asked to work overtime?

4. Where is Jake Blount running as he tries to escape his problem?

5. What does Mr. Singer do when he returns to his home from the asylum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the kind of relationship Mick Kelly has with her family, especially her mother. Why doesn't Mick confide in her parents about her dreams? What happened to the close relationship she once had with her older brother? Why does Mick seem closest to her younger brothers? At one point in the novel Mick keeps asking her brother Bubber/George if he loves her. Why was it so important to her that he love her not just because she was his sister?

Essay Topic 2

Explain communism, fascism and capitalism. How do these relate to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the statement Mick made in the story about how lonesome a person can be in a crowded room. Why was this true for her? Did this have anything to do with Mick's "inside" and "outside" rooms? If so, how did it relate to them?

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