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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. Solomon Soderberg perceives New York as a city that is uninterested in what, according to the narrator in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

2. Where is Solomon dropped off in a cab for work in Book 3, Chapter 9: "Part of the Parts"?

3. What time period is established in the opening of Book 4, Chapter 12: "Roaring Seaward, And I Go"?

4. What excuse does Gloria give Claire for not staying behind at her apartment in Book 3, Chapter 11: "All Hail and Hallelujah"?

5. Near what city did Adelita's husband die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the losses of the protagonist described in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

2. Who is the protagonist of Book 3, Chapter 9: “Part of the Parts”? Where was this character previously introduced?

3. Who is the protagonist of Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”? Where was this character first introduced?

4. How are Adelita’s first impressions of Corrigan described in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

5. Whom does the protagonist meet on the airplane in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”? How is this character described?

6. How would you describe the relationship between Tillie and Jazzlyn Henderson?

7. What internal conflict does Corrigan battle in Book 3, Chapter 10: “Centavos”?

8. How is the walker’s moment of silence described in Book 2, Chapter 8: “The Ringing Grooves of Change”?

9. How is the protagonist’s childhood described in Book 3, Chapter 11: “All Hail and Hallelujah”?

10. How is the protagonist’s meeting with Ciaran described in Book 4, Chapter 12: “Roaring Seaward, And I Go”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Adelita’s story in Let the Great World Spin. How would you define Adelita’s central conflict in the narrative? Is this conflict resolved by the end of the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Fernando Yunque Marcano in Let the Great World Spin. Whom do you think this character is based upon? Why do you think the author chooses to relate Fernando’s story? How does Fernando’s story relate to the other characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning of the title of Book 2, Chapter 7: “This is the House That Horse Built”? How do the chapter titles vary in Let the Great World Spin? In what ways are the chapter titles in the book reflective of the story’s protagonists? What does “Horse” refer to?

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