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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 does Alec remember Vern's nickname as in school?
2. Who is Ben's brother-in-law?
3. Who is Ricky's new manager?
4. What exercise does Jo do with her students in Part IV?
5. What does Cleve offer Ben that he politely declines in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jo end up doing after moving back to London, and why does she move back from America?
2. How does Marsha change Ben's life?
3. What does Alec end up doing after he loses his job as a typesetter?
4. Why did Pastor Michael dislike Ben when they first met?
5. Who does Vern meet by chance in Part III and how do the two interact?
6. What does Val think is specifically wrong with her sex life with Mike?
7. What does Val do when she gets out of prison to try to help others?
8. How does Alec feel about looking after his granddaughter Vicky?
9. Why does Marsha sometimes get nervous when her sister comes to visit the house for family events?
10. What feeling comes over Vern at the opera festival that he cannot quite place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the most significant factors that hold Jo back from achieving success as a musician in her own right? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How and when does the reader begin to understand the severity of Ben's struggles with Schizophrenia? Write an essay analyzing Spufford's descriptions of Ben's experiences with the disease, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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