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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. What poster does Ben think initially starts his mental obsession with cannibalism?
2. Why does the person Alec is asking for a job tell him he has hesitations for hiring him?
3. Who is Alec's older son?
4. What does Jo know that the young men around her in the wings think of blues music as?
5. Who is known as the bully of the children's group in Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?
2. Why does Vern refuse to talk to the object of his admiration in Part I in the restaurant?
3. What is one action Alec focuses on and participates in in his organizing work in Part II?
4. How does Ben experience the world around him in Part II?
5. Why does Alec's mentor have some misgivings about him going into the line of work he has chosen?
6. What does Jo notice about the man she thinks of as having a frog face in Part II?
7. Why is Trevor upset with Ben in Part II?
8. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?
9. Why is Alec under some pressure to get a job in Part I as a young adult?
10. What reasons does Spufford imagine that might have prevented the Woolworth's bombing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Spufford describe Ben's and Marsha's relationship, and why does it work so well even though it appears unconventional on the surface? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What does the linotype, and Alec's experiences with it, ultimately come to symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Spufford use Vern's love of opera to signify/symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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