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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. Why does Vince say he detested the surgeon?

2. Which two characters are badly mud stained?

3. Why does Ray go to the bathroom?

4. Why does Vic think it is good that Amy did not come?

5. Where does Vince stop with Jack's ashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters cope climbing up the hill?

2. What did Jack ask Ray to do for him?

3. Why did Amy decide not to tell Jack about her affair with Ray?

4. What do the characters think about as they look at the war memorial?

5. Why did Vince feel uncomfortable about seeing Jack's body?

6. How did Mandy meet Vince?

7. What are the friends looking for in Chatham?

8. How does Vince respond when Lenny punches him?

9. What does Vic remember about the funeral at Fairfax Park Hospital?

10. What did Vince think about when he heard that Jack was dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Swift's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about life in '80s Britain:

1) The Mercedes.

2) Family life.

3) Emigration.

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