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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. Who is Delia?

2. Why does Jack move from one rooming house to another?

3. Who comes home when Delia is talking to Jack?

4. What happens when Jack sees Della in the street the day after they meet?

5. How does Jack offer to pay someone back discreetly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack throw in Della's bushes?

2. What does Delia tell Jack?

3. Who does Della run into on her way out of the cemetery?

4. What does Jack's father do?

5. What does Della's father do?

6. Who is Bradshaw?

7. What does Jack borrow from Della?

8. Who is Jack in love with?

9. Who is Delia?

10. Who is upset at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Jack and Teddy. What is the nature of this relationship, and in what ways does it impact Jack? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Jack and Reverend Hutchins. What is the nature of this relationship, and in what ways does it impact Jack? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Jack's view of his own mortality. What does Jack think about his own life? Does he see his life as one of meaning and value? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

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