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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 do the guards and prisoners feel weary of Alec?

2. What is John's job?

3. Where does John find money?

4. Which of the following best describes the relationship between John and Martina?

5. What is Vron's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Selina Street.

2. Why does a woman chastise John, and how does he react?

3. Why can't John find happiness with Selina?

4. Why is John happy that Alec is in prison?

5. What evidence points to John's preoccupation with sex?

6. Why doesn't John understand the murderer Fielding tells him about?

7. Compare John and Barry.

8. What is the purpose of this novel?

9. Why does John decide he wants to go back to London?

10. How does Doris react to John's seduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does money as a motivating factor play in the text? Is money generally portrayed as positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

What is the tone of "Money: A Suicide Note"? What diction and other literary devices are used to create this tone?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role addiction plays in "Money: A Suicide Note". Which characters face addictions? How does addiction play a key role in the plot? Which characters overcome addiction, and how?

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