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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. Which two characters are negative about Amy not coming?

2. What does Ray say Carol said before she left him?

3. Which character's birthday is it?

4. Where did Ray work before the war?

5. What kind of job did Ray's father want him to get?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Vic know Jack was coming to say something important when he walked towards his shop?

2. What conversation does Ray remember having with Jack?

3. Why did Vince fight in school?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Vince start to feel guilt during the trips to the seaside?

9. How did Ray get his nickname of Lucky?

10. How did Vince think differently to Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Was generational gap expressed in Last Orders particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does Swift express these concerns?

2) How would Swift have to change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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