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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Blount's dream?

2. What religion does Harry tell Mick he was?

3. In the narration of Part 2, Chapter 14, how are the strange feelings Mick is having described?

4. Why is Dr. Copeland put into jail?

5. What does Jake's fellow workers think he is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the inequality both Doctor Copeland and Jake Blount were so determined to help end. If these were actual people, were their approaches ever successful?

Essay Topic 2

Research the author, Carson McCullers and determine how the character Mick may have been modeled after herself.

Essay Topic 3

What are the themes of the story? At your discretion, choose one of the themes and tell which characters fit that theme, and in what ways they fit into that theme of the story.

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