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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. Who says he has come from overseas making the world safe for democracy?

2. Where does Jimmy work as a reporter?

3. What dinner does George wish to order for Ellen?

4. Jimmy Herf thinks reporters are what?

5. What does Anna say about children in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the greatest sight in the world according to Jimmy Herf as he and his family return from abroad?

2. What does she mean when Rachel Goldweiser says that New York is pleasanter in midsummer than any other time?

3. What has happened in Captain James Merivale's family since he has been gone?

4. Who does Maisie's boyfriend Jack say he has worked for?

5. What does Jimmy say about his job at the Times?

6. How do the people at the Louis Expresso Association's Annual Dance react to Gus McNeil's presence?

7. What does Jimmy say to Congo concerning their comparative social status?

8. Why does Stan throw the chair through the window of his apartment?

9. What are the virtues of its tobacco extolled by the Socony company?

10. What does Jimmy say gives him goose flesh as he talks to Tony Hunter about stories in the paper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellen Thatcher goes by many names in the book. Discuss and analyze the names she goes by and what is happening in her life at the time of each change.

Essay Topic 2

As an adult, Jimmy Herf often slips into daydreams as he is walking or working. How does this ability to daydream affect his job at the Times? Who are characters in his daydreams? What do some of his daydreams mean?

Essay Topic 3

Advertising is a recurring motif in the book. Write about the role of advertising in New York society at this time, the effect it has on people, and how the author uses it to move the story line.

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