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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. How does Vince show his annoyance?

2. What does Ray say is the true center of London?

3. Where did Amy and Jack meet for the first time?

4. What kind of car pulls outside the pub?

5. Why does Ray think Carol is upset that Susie is leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Jack and his wife planned to do before Jack died?

2. How did Ray get his nickname of Lucky?

3. What does Vince say he hated his father for doing?

4. What does Ray talk to the bartender about?

5. What happened between Ray and Carol when Susie left?

6. What does Vic have with him?

7. How does Lenny provoke Vince as they approach Dartford?

8. Who do the friends toast in the pub?

9. What was special about at an earlier time in the Coach and Horses in 1984?

10. What does jack ask Vince for at the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline Jack's influence on his or her life:

1) Vince

2) Lenny

3) Amy

4) Vic

5) Ray

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) It was people's ability to travel and not music that changed society in the sixties.

2) The working class characters are often too cliche to have any real impact on the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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